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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, Bavestrello, G, Bo, M, Calcagnile, L, Canese, S, CANNAS, RITA, CAU, ALESSANDRO, CAU, ANGELO, D'Elia, M, D'Oriano, F, FOLLESA, MARIA CRISTINA, Quarta, G   +11 more
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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

Calcification and trophic responses of mesophotic reefs to carbonate chemistry variability

Frontiers in Marine Science
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.
Timothy J. Noyes, Timothy J. Noyes, Rebecca Garley, Nicholas R. Bates   +3 more
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Reproductive biology of the deep brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix: Implications for shallow reef recovery.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, between 30 and 150 m depth) are hypothesized to contribute to the recovery of degraded shallow reefs through sexually produced larvae (referred to as Deep Reef Refuge Hypothesis).
Rian Prasetia, Frederic Sinniger, Kaito Hashizume, Saki Harii   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Biodiversity of Understudied Benthic Taxa at Mesophotic and Deeper Depths: Examples From the Order Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Research on so-called “minor taxa” at mesophotic depths has lagged behind that of more commonly researched groups such as fish or hard corals. Exemplar taxa include species of the order Zoantharia, benthic colonial anemones that are cosmopolitan in ...
James Davis Reimer, James Davis Reimer, Hiroki Kise, Maria E. A. Santos, Dhugal John Lindsay, Dhugal John Lindsay, Richard L. Pyle, Joshua M. Copus, Brian W. Bowen, Masanori Nonaka, Takuo Higashiji, Yehuda Benayahu   +11 more
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Exploring the Diversity of Temperate Mesophotic Rocky Reefs From ARMS and Water eDNA in Central Chile

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
LowerMesophoticEcosystems have greater alpha diversity and number of exclusive families, high turnover between LowerME and UpperME with clear differences in community composition. Water eDNA and ARMS eDNA are characterized by pelagic and benthic affinity respectively.
J. V. Sánchez‐López, A. Perez‐Matus, P. Saenz‐Agudelo, M. Fernandez, E. Wieters, S. Navarrete, M. F. Landaeta, F. Vargas, P. Ramirez, P. Cariman, A. Salinas, C. Merino, P. Schulteiss, N. Rozbaczylo, F. V. Search, R. Beldade   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Network-Based Tools in Movement Ecology [PDF]

, 2016
New technologies have vastly increased the available data on animal movement and behaviour. Consequently, new methods deciphering the spatial and temporal interactions between individuals and their environments are vital.
Freeman, R, Jacoby, DMP
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Structure of Mesophotic Reef Fish Assemblages in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) support diverse communities of marine organisms with changes in community structure occurring along a depth gradient. In recent years, MCEs have gained attention due to their depths that provide protection from natural ...
Atsuko Fukunaga, Randall K Kosaki, Daniel Wagner, Corinne Kane   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source