Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbean reef [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Scleractinian corals and their algal endosymbionts (genus Symbiodinium) exhibit distinct bathymetric distributions on coral reefs. Yet, few studies have assessed the evolutionary context of these ecological distributions by exploring the ...
Bak, R.P.M. +9 more
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Gorgonians Are Foundation Species on Sponge-Dominated Mesophotic Coral Reefs in the Caribbean [PDF]
, 2021 Foundation species (FS) regulate ecological processes within communities often facilitating biodiversity and habitat complexity. Typically FS are dominant structure-forming taxa; but less dominant taxa having disproportionate ecological impacts to the ...
Lesser, Michael P., Slattery, Marc
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Carbonate sedimentology: An evolved discipline
The Depositional Record, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract Although admired and examined since antiquity, carbonate sediment and rock research really began with Charles Darwin who, during a discovery phase, studied, documented and interpreted their nature in the mid‐19th century. The modern discipline, however, really began after World War II and evolved in two distinct phases.
Noel P. James, Peir K. Pufahl
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A comprehensive investigation of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago
PeerJ, 2016 Although the existence of coral-reef habitats at depths to 165 m in tropical regions has been known for decades, the richness, diversity, and ecological importance of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has only recently become widely acknowledged. During an interdisciplinary effort spanning more than two decades, we characterized the most expansive ...
Richard L. Pyle +15 more
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Persistence of pristine deep-sea coral gardens in the Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia) [PDF]
, 2015 Leiopathes glaberrima is a tall arborescent black coral species structuring important facies of the deep-sea rocky bottoms of the Mediterranean Sea that are severely stifled by fishing activities. At present, however, no morphological in vivo description,
Angiolillo, M +11 more
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ZooKeys, 2018 A new species of the perchlet genus Plectranthias is herein described from a single specimen found at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific. Plectranthias ahiahiata sp. n.
Bart Shepherd +4 more
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Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area [PDF]
, 2013 This report reviews the most recent science regarding the potential distribution of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (MCEs) throughout the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and discusses the potential importance of MCEs as refugia for corals and ...
Bridge, T., Guinotte, J.
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Seriatopora Diversity Preserved in Upper Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Southern Japan [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 Coral reefs worldwide are facing increasing stress due to drastic changes in their environment. Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have been considered as a potential refuge from several major stressors, such as warm-water bleaching events. However, their role as a subsequent source of larvae remains unclear for many species, particularly as genetic ...
Sinniger, Frederic +4 more
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Depth-dependent effects of culling—do mesophotic lionfish populations undermine current management? [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) have spread widely across the western Atlantic and are recognized as a major threat to native marine biodiversity. Although lionfish inhabit both shallow reefs and mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs
Dominic A. Andradi-Brown +13 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Callogorgia cf. gracilis (Octocorallia: Calcaxonia: Primnoidae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 We report the first complete mitochondrial genome of Callogorgia. Callogorgia cf. gracilis isolate DFH32_518B was collected by a remotely operated vehicle at 98 m on McGrail Bank (27.9840725°N, 92.604242°W). The complete mitogenome is 18,937 bp (27.8% A,
Erin E. Easton, David Hicks
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