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Mesophotic vs. shallow water reefs: ecosystem connectivity in the Silurian of Gotland
The Lower Silurian Visby Beds (ca. 430 Ma) exposed on the island of Gotland (Sweden) yield the oldest so far described MCE’s (mesophotic coral...
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of Cuba
This chapter reviews the current knowledge regarding Cuba’s mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs). The first studies of MCEs in Cuba were conducted by...
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Mesophotic reefs are not refugia for neither taxonomic nor functional diversity of reef fishes
Mesophotic reefs, defined as reefs between 30 m and 150 m, have been less investigated than their shallower counterparts. Yet, more protected from...
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Invertebrate sounds from photic to mesophotic coral reefs reveal vertical stratification and diel diversity
Although mesophotic coral ecosystems account for approximately 80% of coral reefs, they remain largely unexplored due to their challenging...
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Styles and rates of mesophotic reef accretion on a Caribbean insular slope
Structural framework is fundamental to the concept of a coral-algal reef. However, our current understanding of reef framework is based largely upon...
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Mesophotic zone as refuge: acclimation and in-depth proteomic response of yellow gorgonians in the Mediterranean sea
The intensification of warming-induced mass-mortalities in invertebrate populations including in temperate regions is a critical global issue....
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“Hidden” biodiversity: a new amphipod genus dominates epifauna in association with a mesophotic black coral forest
Black corals are important components of mesophotic and deep-water marine habitats. Their presence at great depths (e.g., 50 to 200 m) makes...
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Holobiont responses of mesophotic precious red coral Corallium rubrum to thermal anomalies
Marine heat waves (MHWs) have increased in frequency and intensity worldwide, causing mass mortality of benthic organisms and loss of biodiversity in...
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Impacts of recurrent culling of invasive lionfish on mesophotic reefs in Bermuda
Invasive lionfish ( Pterois miles and P. volitans ) populations are now pervasive across the Caribbean and Western Atlantic. These generalist...
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Rapid shift in benthic assemblages following coral bleaching at an upper mesophotic habitat in Taiwan
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; typically, 30–150 m depths) have traditionally been considered potential refuges for shallow-water organisms, but...
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Sponge holobionts shift their prokaryotic communities and antimicrobial activity from shallow to lower mesophotic depths
In this study, we used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to investigate prokaryotic community composition of the Caribbean sponges Xestospongia muta ...
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Fish sounds of photic and mesophotic coral reefs: variation with depth and type of island
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems remain largely unexplored. The aim of this study was to determine how the acoustic fish biodiversity varied depending on...
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Differing lesion recovery rates of two Caribbean stony coral species across a shallow water to mesophotic depth gradient suggest different sensitivity to repeated disturbance
Following major stress events such as storms, bleaching events, or disease outbreaks, surviving corals must regenerate tissue to recover. We aimed to...
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Diving into the lower mesophotic coral ecosystems (65–93 m depth) of Reunion Island (Southwestern Indian Ocean) sheds light on the hidden diversity of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)
This study explored the unknown biodiversity of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) in Reunion Island, located in the Southwestern Indian Ocean. MCEs...
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Scleractinian diversity in the upper mesophotic zone of Ludao (Taiwan): a museum collection with new records from Taiwanese waters
Taiwan’s shallow coral reef habitats (0–30 m) and their scleractinian fauna are well-studied but its mesophotic zone (30–90 m) remains underexamined....
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Population genetic structure of the broadcast spawning coral, Montastraea cavernosa, demonstrates refugia potential of upper mesophotic populations in the Florida Keys
In the Florida Keys, coral cover on shallow reef systems (0–30 m) has declined over the past several decades, punctuated by severe losses during...
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Transitional Coral Ecosystem of Taiwan in the Era of Changing Climate
The transitional coral ecosystem of Taiwan features tropical and temperate scleractinian coral species and suboptimal environmental conditions. As...
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Shore-fish assemblage structure in the central Philippines from shallow coral reefs to the mesophotic zone
Connectivity between shallow coral reefs and adjacent deeper habitats may be crucial to reef ecosystem stability. However, deeper habitats such as...
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Low diversity or poorly explored? Mesophotic molluscs highlight undersampling in the Eastern Mediterranean
Mesophotic assemblages are the next frontier of marine exploration in the Mediterranean Sea. Located below recreational scuba diving depths, they are...
