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Marked spatial heterogeneity of macro-benthic communities along a shallow-mesophotic depth gradient in Reunion Island [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have gained considerable attention this last decade but the paucity of knowledge on these ecosystems is pronounced, particularly in the Southwestern Indian Ocean region. We explore the spatial variation in macro-benthic
Ludovic Hoarau, François Guilhaumon, Sophie Bureau, Perrine Mangion, Priscille Labarrère, Lionel Bigot, Pascale Chabanet, Lucie Penin, Mehdi Adjeroud   +8 more
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Megabenthic assemblages from South Adriatic marine mesophotic environments [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Mesophotic habitats in the Mediterranean Sea host rich and diverse benthic assemblages, dominated by invertebrates alongside sciaphilous algae. Recent findings suggest that certain mesophotic bioconstructions built by invertebrates, while classified ...
Guadalupe Giménez, Cataldo Pierri, Giuseppe Corriero, Giorgio Bavestrello, Jacopo Giampaoletti, Maria Mercurio, Carlotta Nonnis Marzano, Caterina Longo   +7 more
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Benthic and fish community composition on mesophotic reefs in Grand Cayman [PDF]

PeerJ
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) represent unique ecological habitats that range from 30 to 150 m deep, harbouring phylogenetically distinct species and offering refuge for many taxa during times of environmental stress. Yet owing to inaccessibility of
Lucas Le Gall, Jack V. Johnson, Alex Chequer, Matthew Louis Doherty, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley   +4 more
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Possible monitoring of mesophotic scleractinian corals using an underwater mini-ROV to sample coral eDNA [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are light-dependent tropical or subtropical communities occurring at depths of 30–150 m. Broader surveys of MCEs are needed to better understand stony corals, the keystone species of coral-reef ecosystems.
Koki Nishitsuji, Shinichiro Nagahama, Haruhi Narisoko, Kazuo Shimada, Nobuhiro Okada, Yuki Shimizu, Noriyuki Satoh   +6 more
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Variability in thermal stress thresholds of corals across depths

Frontiers in Marine Science, 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.
Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour, Frederic Sinniger, Masaya Morita, Takashi Nakamura, Takashi Nakamura, Saki Harii   +5 more
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Quantifying connectivity between mesophotic and shallow coral larvae in Okinawa Island, Japan: a quadruple nested high-resolution modeling study

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Coral bleaching has recently been occurring extensively across the world’s oceans, primarily because of high water temperatures. Mesophotic corals that inhabit depths of approximately 30–150 m are expected to survive bleaching events and reseed shallow ...
Kimika Takeyasu, Yusuke Uchiyama, Satoshi Mitarai   +2 more
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Conventional and technical diving surveys reveal elevated biomass and differing fish community composition from shallow and upper mesophotic zones of a remote United States coral reef. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The world's coral reefs appear to be in a global decline, yet most previous research on coral reefs has taken place at depths shallower than 30 m. Mesophotic coral ecosystem (depths deeper than ~30 m) studies have revealed extensive, productive habitats ...
Roldan C Muñoz, Christine A Buckel, Paula E Whitfield, Shay Viehman, Randy Clark, J Christopher Taylor, Brian P Degan, Emma L Hickerson   +7 more
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Depth-Independent Reproduction in the Reef Coral Porites astreoides from Shallow to Mesophotic Zones. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Mesophotic coral ecosystems between 30-150 m may be important refugia habitat for coral reefs and associated benthic communities from climate change and coastal development.
Daniel M Holstein, Tyler B Smith, Claire B Paris   +2 more
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Unexplored Refugia with High Cover of Scleractinian Leptoseris spp. and Hydrocorals Stylaster flabelliformis at Lower Mesophotic Depths (75–100 m) on Lava Flows at Reunion Island (Southwestern Indian Ocean)

Diversity, 2021
Despite increased attention over the last decade on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) [...]
Ludovic Hoarau, Héloïse Rouzé, Émilie Boissin, Nicole Gravier-Bonnet, Patrick Plantard, Camille Loisil, Lionel Bigot, Pascale Chabanet, Priscille Labarrère, Lucie Penin, Mehdi Adjeroud, Thierry Mulochau   +11 more
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Mesophotic coral bleaching associated with changes in thermocline depth

Nature Communications, 2023
As global temperatures continue to rise, shallow coral reef bleaching has become more intense and widespread. Mesophotic coral ecosystems reside in deeper (30–150 m), cooler water and were thought to offer a refuge to shallow-water reefs.
Clara Diaz, Nicola L. Foster, Martin J. Attrill, Adam Bolton, Peter Ganderton, Kerry L. Howell, Edward Robinson, Phil Hosegood   +7 more
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