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Interacting Effects of Sea‐Level Rise and Ocean Warming Reshape Thermal Environments on a Coral Reef

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Sea‐level rise (SLR) alters nearshore hydrodynamics, yet its influence on coral reef thermal regimes under climate‐driven ocean warming remains poorly quantified. Using a fully coupled hydrodynamic–wave model validated at Palmyra Atoll, we isolate how SLR modifies temperature variability during a projected 2050 marine heatwave.
Justin S. Rogers, Weifeng (Gordon) Zhang, Nathaniel R. Mollica, Michael D. Fox, Anne L. Cohen   +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of a species of Cirrhipathes de Blainville, 1830 from Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
This study reports the first mitogenome from the antipatharian (black coral) genus Cirrhipathes (GenBank accession number ON653414). The 20,452 bp mitochondrial genome of Cirrhipathes cf.
Leah E. K. Shizuru, Anthony D. Montgomery, Daniel Wagner, Evan B. Freel, Robert J. Toonen   +4 more
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Cameras or Divers? How Baited Remote Underwater Videos and ‘Long Swims’ Underwater Visual Census Complement Each Other on Coral Reefs

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
This study compares baited remote underwater videos (BRUV) and a rapid timed long swim (LS) UVC method to evaluate their ability in assessing relative abundance and diversity of large predatory reef fish from nine selected families. BRUVs were more effective in detecting mobile and bait‐attracted taxa such as Carangidae and recorded up to 28 unique ...
Kennedy Osuka‐Edeye, Melita Samoilys, Bryce D. Stewart, Colin J. McClean, Peter Musembi, Saleh Yahya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marine Heatwaves Have Increased in Frequency, Duration, and Depth Across Southeast Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Southeast Asia supports high marine biodiversity that is increasingly exposed to intensifying marine heatwaves (MHWs). Despite the ecological and socio‐economic consequences of thermal anomalies, the regional spatio‐temporal dynamics and vertical structure of MHWs remain poorly constrained. Here, we use satellite‐derived surface and reanalysis
Venkata Sai Gulakaram, Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Benjamin P. Horton, Kyle Morgan   +3 more
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Larval Genomics as a Viable, Fisheries‐Independent Tool for Investigating Population Structure in Tropical Pacific Tunas

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 8, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding how dispersal, life history, and environmental variability shape genetic connectivity in the open ocean remains a central challenge in evolutionary biology. Highly migratory marine predators like tunas have traditionally been considered genetically homogeneous across ocean basins, yet emerging genomic evidence suggests that ...
Jacob E. Jaskiel, Hannah E. Aichelman, Giulia Anderson, Louw Claassens, James E. Fifer, Christina M. Hernandez, Alexa K. Huzar, Joel K. Llopiz, Jan W. Witting, Sean P. Mullen, Randi D. Rotjan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary Foraging of the Hawaiian Monk Seal as a Retrospective Lens for Commercial Fishing and Its Relevance to Ecosystem‐Based Fishery Management

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This retrospective analysis explores how historical fishing activity (1948–2009) at French Frigate Shoals (FFS) can be examined in relation to the foraging ecology of Hawaiian monk seals. We bring together fisheries catch records, monk seal demographic information, and ecological studies on prey, competitors, and predators to evaluate ...
Frank A. Parrish, Melissa Snover, Robert Moffitt, George Antonelis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the possible role of bottom currents and internal waves in shaping seafloor morphology in a mesophotic reef

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 593-619, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Mesophotic reefs are located in low light conditions which, depending on the region, are usually found in water depths greater than ~30 m. They are less affected by ocean warming than reefs found in shallower water depths and thus might become increasingly important for the sustainability of marine biodiversity.
Or M. Bialik, Henriette Wilckens, Omri Gadol, Aaron Micallef, Christian Betzler, Ole Johannes R. Sørensen, Hagai Nativ, Yizhaq Makovsky   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep refuges: the distribution of marine fish in warming subtropics

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.
In light of global climate change, identifying critical marine habitats and conserving them is essential. Marine conservation planning recommends designating cooler habitats as marine protected areas. The ‘deep‐reef refugia' hypothesis suggests that deeper, suitable habitats may allow species to undergo the evolutionary changes necessary to adapt to ...
Anat Tsemel, Stephane Martinez, Shai Einbinder, Hagai Nativ, Avery Deveto, Ole J. Sorensen, Ido Izhaki, Dan Tchernov   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depth‐structured sponge assemblages offer limited evidence for mesophotic refuge potential under the deep reef refuge hypothesis

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.
Temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) have the potential to act as climate refugia for shallower benthic species impacted by environmental change. However, the extent to which mesophotic ecosystems might provide an ecological refuge, particularly for key functional groups like sponges, remains poorly known in temperate systems.
Manon Broadribb, Alice Rogers, James J. Bell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2013
Xanthichthys greenei sp. n. is described from six specimens, 97-154 mm standard length (SL) collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems (90-100 m) at Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Line Islands, part of the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific. Of
Richard Pyle, John Earle
doaj   +1 more source