Physical Connectivity Between Mesophotic Areas in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 2, February 2025.Abstract Understanding connectivity patterns is crucial for marine planning, particularly in the design of marine protected areas or restoration plans. In this study, we assess the potential physical connectivity between mesophotic areas in the northern Gulf of Mexico and investigate the dynamical features influencing such connectivity using a physical
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Variability in thermal stress thresholds of corals across depths [PDF]
, 2023 Mesophotic habitats are potential refugia for corals in the context of climate change. The seawater temperature in a mesophotic habitat is generally lower than in a shallow habitat.
Frederic Sinniger +5 more
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New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 58, Issue 4, Page 719-736, December 2024.ABSTRACT Temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) have only recently been recognised as distinct ecosystems and generally occur between 30 and 150 m at the limit of photosynthetic light penetration. In this study, we surveyed the benthic communities inhabiting rocky deep‐water features in two regions at the south of New Zealand's North Island to assess ...
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Global status, impacts, and management of rocky temperate mesophotic ecosystems
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2024.Abstract The ecology and function of rocky temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) remain poorly understood globally despite their widespread distribution. They typically occur at 20–150 m (the limit of photosynthesis), and on rocky substratum they support rich benthic communities and mobile fauna.
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Examining the Effect of Climate Change on the Upper Mesophotic Coral Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767) [PDF]
, 2016 Coral reefs are under increasing pressure from global climate change. In particular, ocean warming is having a deleterious effect on many of the world’s shallow reefs.
Skutnik, John
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Calcification and trophic responses of mesophotic reefs to carbonate chemistry variability [PDF]
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are extensions of adjacent shallow water coral reefs. Accessibility to these ecosystems is challenging due to their depth limits (~ 30 – 150 m) and as a result, scientific knowledge of these reef systems is limited.
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Fish, Coral, and Sponge Assemblages Associated With Altiphotic and Mesophotic Reefs Along the Guánica Biosphere Reserve Continental Shelf Edge, Southwest Puerto Rico [PDF]
, 2018 The benthic and fish communities of the central portion of the Guánica, Puerto Rico shelf edge were studied to determine species abundance, distributions and species overlap between two depth stratifications, 20 and 45 m, at eight sites.
Jaaziel E. García-Hernández +5 more
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Distribution Modeling of Mesophotic Corals and Algae to Further Ecological Understanding and Resource Management of Hawaiian Coral Reefs. [PDF]
, 2018 Ph.D. Thesis.
Veazey, Lindsay M.
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A Preliminary Characterization and Assessment of Mesophotic Octocoral Microbiomes in the Western Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
, 2023 Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems are highly diverse and productive ecosystems in the western Gulf of Mexico which are composed of, in part, by octocorals (subclass Octocorallia).
Gniffke, Edward P.
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Diving into the deep-end: investigating tropical deep-reef fish assemblages [PDF]
, 2019 Increasing demand paired with declining catch rates from traditional fisheries has caused fishers from across the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans to shift their focus towards deep-reef species.
Sih, Tiffany L.
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