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Ecological insights from environmental disturbances in mesophotic coral ecosystems [PDF]

Ecosphere, 2019
AbstractMesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have historically been considered more stable than shallow reefs and thus suggested to provide refuge to coral reef communities against natural and anthropogenic impacts. Despite this assumption, a growing body of literature has shown that deep reefs are not immune to natural disturbance. Here, based on our in 
Pinheiro, Hudson T., Eyal, Gal, Shepherd, Bart, Rocha, Luiz A.   +3 more
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Does depth divide? Variable genetic connectivity patterns among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa coral populations across the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean

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, Ryan J. Eckert, Ashley M. Carreiro, Allison M. Klein, Michael S. Studivan, Danielle Dodge Farelli, Nuno Simões, Patricia González‐Díaz, Juliett González Méndez, Joshua D. Voss   +9 more
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Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification [PDF]

, 2013
The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots.
Bianchelli S, Cardini U, Cerrano C, Corinaldesi C, Danovaro R, Pusceddu A   +5 more
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A well-kept treasure at depth: precious red coral rediscovered in Atlantic deep coral gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 years [PDF]

, 2016
The highly valuable red coral Corallium rubrum is listed in several Mediterranean Conventions for species protection and management since the 1980s. Yet, the lack of data about its Atlantic distribution has hindered its protection there.
A Castric-Fey, A Drummond, A Gori, A Sáenz-Arroyo, A Tursi, AA Baldaque da Silva, AT Tozzeti, AW Bruckner, B Horta e Costa, B Winnepenninckx, BW Brook, C Carpine, C Cerrano, C Cerrano, C Linares, C Marschal, C Priori, CG Jones, Christian Marschal, CL Doughty, D Al-Abdulrazzak, D Aurelle, D Pauly, D Vielzeuf, DA Brazeau, Didier Aurelle, Diogo Paulo, Ester A. Serrão, F Costantini, F Costantini, F Mineur, F Oliveira, G Bavestrello, G Reverdin, G Russ, G Santangelo, G Santangelo, G Santangelo, G Tsounis, G Tsounis, G Tsounis, G Tsounis, H Zibrowius, H Zibrowius, HJ Bandelt, HK Alleway, HR Lasker, HR Lasker, I Gallmetzer, I Montero-Serra, J Garrabou, J Garrabou, J Hall-Spencer, J Movilla, J Sambrook, JB Andrada e Silva, JB Boavida, JBS Lopes, JF Assis, JK Reed, JK Reed, JMS Gonçalves, Joana Boavida, John Reed, Jorge M. S. Gonçalves, JT Allen, K Robert, L Bramanti, L Bramanti, L De Lobo CB, L McClenachan, L Watling, L-A Henry, L-A Henry, M Angiolillo, M García-Rodríguez, M Slattery, M Vázquez-Rodríguez, N Gotelli, N Gotelli, N Pinardi, O Torrents, P Cárdenas, P Morais, P Relvas, PK Dayton, PN Boury-Esnault, R Haynes, R Nemeth, Roberto Pronzato, S Rossi, S Sartoretto, Sophie Arnaud-Haond, T Patarnello, TC Borges, V Rau, V Rau, Á Peliz, Í Sampaio   +98 more
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Rhodoliths and rhodolith beds [PDF]

, 2013
Rhodolith (maërl) beds, communities dominated by free living coralline algae, are a common feature of subtidal environments worldwide. Well preserved as fossils, they have long been recognized as important carbonate producers and paleoenvironmental ...
Filho, Gilberto M. Amado, Foster, Michael S., Kamenos, Nicholas A., Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael, Steller, Diana L.   +4 more
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Enhanced pelagic biomass around coral atolls [PDF]

, 2016
T.B.L. was supported by the Marine Biodiversity Hub through the Australian Government’s National Environmental Research Program (NERP). P.H.B.-S. was supported by a Cusanuswerk doctoral fellowship, a Lesley & Charles Hilton-Brown Scholarship, University ...
Boersch-Supan, Philipp H., Brierley, Andrew Stuart, Cox, Martin J., Letessier, Tom B., Meeuwig, Jessica J.   +4 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, Molly Rivers, Struan R. Smith, Craig W. Schneider, Daniel Wagner, Helen Ford, Alex D. Rogers, Lucy C. Woodall   +7 more
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Defining ecological roles of sharks on coral reefs. [PDF]

Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc
ABSTRACT Sharks have often been perceived to play a critical role in the dynamics of coral reef ecosystems globally. Yet, there is relatively little evidence to support this idea across all but a limited set of species and contexts. Research on the roles and importance of reef sharks has been complicated by logistical challenges in collecting data on ...
Klinard NV, Mull CG, Heithaus MR, MacNeil MA.   +3 more
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Typhoon damage on a shallow mesophotic reef in Okinawa, Japan [PDF]

, 2013
Little is known about effects of large storm systems on mesophotic reefs. This study reports on how Typhoon 17 (Jelawat) affected Ryugu Reef on Okinawa-jima, Japan in September 2012.
Bongaerts, Bongaerts, Bridge, Budd, Cheal, Clarke, Denis, Emanuel, Emanuel, Fabricius, Fujita, Gittenberger, Harmelin-Vivien, Harmelin-Vivien, Highsmith, Hoeksema, Hongo, Hughes, Komatsu, Kuo, Laboute, Madin, Ninio, Ohara, Pfeffer, Randall, Richmond, Rogers, Rogers, Trenberth, Tu, Van Woesik, Van Woesik, Veron, Veron, Wallace, Walsh, Webster, Woodley, Yokoyama   +39 more
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems of French Polynesia are hotspots of alpha and beta generic diversity for scleractinian assemblages [PDF]

, 2022
Aim: Revealing how diversity varies across the depth gradient is key for understanding the role of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the functioning of coral reefs.
Bongaerts, Pim, Carlot, Jérémy, Hédouin, Laetitia, Parravicini, Valeriano, Pichon, Michel, Pérez-Rosales, Gonzalo, Rouzé, Héloïse, Torda, Gergely, Under The Pole Consortium,, Villéger, Sébastien   +9 more
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