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Establishing microbial baselines to identify indicators of coral reef health [PDF]

, 2017
Microorganisms make a significant contribution to reef ecosystem health and resilience via their critical role in mediating nutrient transformations, their interactions with macro-organisms and their provision of chemical cues that underpin the ...
Bourne, David G., Glasl, Bettina, Rodrigues Frade, Pedro, Webster, Nicole S.   +3 more
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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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Environmental Status and Geomorphological Characterisation of Seven Black Coral Forests on the Sardinian Continental Shelf (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Biology, 2022
Marine animal forests are key mesophotic ecosystems that are under threat from increasing natural and human pressures. Despite the fact that various international agreements strive to preserve these fragile ecosystems, the environmental status of the ...
Davide Moccia, Laura Carugati, Maria Cristina Follesa, Rita Cannas, Pierluigi Carbonara, Antonio Pusceddu, Alessandro Cau   +6 more
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems research strategy: international workshop to prioritize research and management needs for mesophotic coral ecosystems, Jupiter, Florida, 12-15 July 2008 [PDF]

, 2009
On July 12-15, 2008, researchers and resource managers met in Jupiter, Florida to discuss and review the state of knowledge regarding mesophotic coral ecosystems, develop a working definition for these ecosystems, identify critical resource management ...
Dowgiallo, M.J., Hinderstein, L.M., Marr, J.C.A., Martinez, F.A., Puglise, K.A.   +4 more
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Coping with the Lionfish Invasion: can targeted removals yield beneficial effects? [PDF]

, 2012
Invasive species generate significant environmental and economic costs, with maintenance management constituting a major expenditure. Such costs are generated by invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois spp.) that further threaten already stressed coral ...
Abele L. G., Albins M. A., Bohlke J. E., Burke L., Carrie M. Manfrino, Charles A. Jacoby, Chevalier P. O., Ferguson T., Green S. J., Green S. J., Humann P., Lorenzen K., Martinez S. FW, Morgan A. Edwards, Morris J. A., Morris J. A., Savanna C. Barry, Schofield P. J., Thomas K. Frazer, Weis J. S., Williams A. B.   +20 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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Species‐Specific Vulnerability of Northern Red Sea Mesophotic Corals to Accelerated Warming

Global Change Biology Communications, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.
Mesophotic reefs are often considered climate refuges, yet experimental thermal‐stress reveals species‐dependent vulnerability. Skeletal optics, energy reserves, and light environment determine bleaching severity. A depth‐generalist coral resisted stress while the mesophotic specialist bleached severely.
Netanel Kramer, Na'ama‐Rose Kochman, Ayelet Zion, Maoz Fine, Yossi Loya, Daniel Wangpraseurt   +5 more
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Theme section on “Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Characterization, Ecology, and Management” [PDF]

Coral Reefs, 2010
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are characterized by the presence of light-dependent corals and associated communities that are typically found at depths ranging from 30 to 40 m and extending to over 150 m in tropical and subtropical regions. The dominant communities providing structural habitat in the mesophotic zone can be comprised of coral ...
L. M. Hinderstein, J. C. A. Marr, F. A. Martinez, M. J. Dowgiallo, K. A. Puglise, R. L. Pyle, D. G. Zawada, R. Appeldoorn   +7 more
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Diverse staghorn coral fauna on the mesophotic reefs of north-east Australia.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Concern for the future of reef-building corals in conditions of rising sea temperatures combined with recent technological advances has led to a renewed interest in documenting the biodiversity of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their potential to
Paul Muir, Carden Wallace, Tom C L Bridge, Pim Bongaerts   +3 more
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Limited acclimation of early life stages of the coral Seriatopora hystrix from mesophotic depth to shallow reefs

Scientific Reports, 2022
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, reefs between 30 and 150 m depth) have been hypothesized to contribute to shallow reef recovery through the recruitment of larvae. However, few studies have directly examined this.
Rian Prasetia, Frederic Sinniger, Takashi Nakamura, Saki Harii   +3 more
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