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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
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This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa. MCEs are characterized by ...
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems – A Lifeboat for Coral Reefs?
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This report is based on one of the recommendations from the 2014 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “Scientific Workshop on Coral Reef ...
Community ecology of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems
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Given the global degradation of shallow-water coral reef ecosystems resulting from anthropogenic activities, mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (MCEs) ...
NCCOS | Publication Details
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems - A Lifeboat for Coral Reefs? Author(s): Baker, E. K; K. A. Puglise; P. T. Harris (Eds.) ... While MCEs are deeper and ...
Threats to mesophotic coral ecosystems and management options
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This report is based on one of the recommendations from the 2014 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “Scientific Workshop on Coral Reef ...
A comprehensive investigation of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the ...
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Investigating Mesophotic Coral Reefs in Hawaii; Description. Although the existence of coral-reef habitats at depths to 165 m in tropical regions has ...
Mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago
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Such coral reefs and their associated communities have been recently defined as mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs). Several types of MCEs are found in ...
Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge habitats and fish ...
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This report summarizes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from 2012 to 2015 which characterizes the mesophotic coral reef ...
Mesophotic coral ecosystems examined: La Parguera, Puerto Rico, USA
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The existence of corals at mesophotic depths has been known since at least 1889, when Darwin reported the discovery of corals at depths of 128 m ...
Mesophotic coral ecosystems under anthropogenic stress: a case study at ...
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) were compared between La Parguera and Ponce, off the south coast of Puerto Rico. In contrast to La Parguera, Ponce ...
Geomorphology and benthic cover of mesophotic coral ecosystems of the ...
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are largely restricted to Zone I and concentrated on topographic highs removed from the influence of active ...
Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia
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Whether mesophotic reefs will behave as refugia for corals threatened by global climate change and coastal development depends on vertical exchange of ...
Fluorescent proteins in dominant mesophotic reef-building corals
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Reef-building corals inhabiting the mesophotic zone (30-150 m) not only survive but thrive in light-limiting environments. Similar to shallow corals ...
Compound-specific isotopic analysis of amino acids reveals dietary ...
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Typically spatially removed from such impacts, mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) at intermediate depths (30-150 m) may serve as refugia for these ...
Depth specialization in mesophotic corals (Leptoseris spp.) and ...
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We examined the host symbiont relationships from the dominant coral genus Leptoseris in mesophotic environments from Hawai’i collected by submersibles ...
Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea ...
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Successful management of spatially isolated coral reefs is contingent on an understanding of ecological connections across populations. To investigate ...
Ecophysiology of mesophotic reef-building corals in Hawai'i is ...
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Mesophotic reef corals remain largely unexplored in terms of the genetic adaptations and physiological mechanisms to acquire, allocate, and use energy ...
Characterizing population structure of coral-associated fauna from ...
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Symbiotic relationships are a common phenomenon among marine invertebrates, forming both obligatory and facultative dependencies with their host ...
The Mesophotic, Coral Reef-Associated, Marine Algal Flora of Puerto ...
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Deepwater open-circuit scuba, dredging, submersible, and technical mixed-gas (closed-circuit) rebreather diving collections of marine benthic algae ...
Identifying Suitable Locations for Mesophotic Hard Corals Offshore of ...
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Mesophotic hard corals (MHC) are increasingly threatened by a growing number of anthropogenic stressors, including impacts from fishing, land-based ...