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Mesophotic Ecosystems: The Link between Shallow and Deep-Sea Habitats
Diversity, 2020 Mesophotic ecosystems (MEs) are characterized by the presence of light-dependent organisms, found at depths ranging from ~30 to 150 m in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.
Gal Eyal, Hudson T. Pinheiro
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Ecosphere, 2022 The ecological distribution of coral species from shallow to mesophotic reefs is dependent on light, which varies drastically among local environments.
Gaby E. Carpenter +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The scleractinian coral family Dendrophylliidae is a major component of shallow and deep-water coral ecosystems worldwide, but our knowledge on the evolutionary history of the family remains scarce.
Tullia I. Terraneo +6 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Despite general declines in coral reef ecosystems in the tropical western Atlantic, some reefs, including mesophotic reefs (30–150 m), are hypothesized to function as coral refugia due to their relative isolation from anthropogenic stressors ...
Alexis B. Sturm +9 more
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Predicting the distribution of threatened orbicellid corals in shallow and mesophotic reef ecosystems [PDF]
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2021 Orbicellid corals are threatened primary reef-building corals throughout the Caribbean in shallow and mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), yet a poor understanding of where they occur limits population monitoring and management. The goals of this study were to predict suitable habitat for orbicellid coral species and to identify how abiotic ...
KE Egan +5 more
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Low connectivity between shallow, mesophotic and rariphotic zone benthos [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Worldwide coral reefs face catastrophic damage due to a series of anthropogenic stressors. Investigating how coral reefs ecosystems are connected, in particular across depth, will help us understand if deeper reefs harbour distinct communities.
Paris V. Stefanoudis +7 more
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Levels of autotrophy and heterotrophy in mesophotic corals near the end photic zone
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Mesophotic corals live at ~30-150 m depth and can sustain metabolic processes under light-limited conditions by enhancing autotrophy through specialized photoadaptations or increasing heterotrophic nutrient acquisition.
Amy Carmignani +7 more
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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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Ecosphere, 2021 On Caribbean coral reefs, sponges are important members of the benthic community and play multiple roles in ecosystem structure and function. They have an important role in benthic‐pelagic coupling, consuming particulate organic matter (POM) and ...
Keir J. Macartney +3 more
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The Silurian mesophotic coral ecosystems: 430 million years of photosymbiosis [PDF]
Coral Reefs, 2018 The Silurian Period witnessed one of the most profound intervals of reef development in the history of the Earth, formed in large part by tabulate and rugose corals and stromatoporoid assemblages. One of the best-known examples of Silurian reefs (bioherms) is those exposed on the Baltic island of Gotland (Sweden). The stratigraphic sequence below these
Mikołaj K. Zapalski, Błażej Berkowski
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