Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 As the devastating impacts of global climate change and local anthropogenic stressors on shallow-water coral reefs are expected to rise, mesophotic coral ecosystems have increasingly been regarded as potential lifeboats for coral survival, providing a ...
Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley +16 more
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Marked spatial heterogeneity of macro-benthic communities along a shallow-mesophotic depth gradient in Reunion Island [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMesophotic 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 +8 more
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Megabenthic assemblages from South Adriatic marine mesophotic environments [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMesophotic 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 ...
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Benthic and fish community composition on mesophotic reefs in Grand Cayman [PDF]
PeerJMesophotic 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
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Possible monitoring of mesophotic scleractinian corals using an underwater mini-ROV to sample coral eDNA [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceMesophotic 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 +6 more
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Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Erika Gress, Dominic A Andradi-Brown
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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 +5 more
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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 ...
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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.
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef Are Understudied and Underexplored
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are characterized by the presence of photosynthetically active organisms such as corals and algae, and associated communities at depths ranging from 30 to 150 m in tropical and subtropical regions.
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