Biodiversity and functional ecology of mesophotic coral reefs

MP Lesser, M Slattery, CD Mobley - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Mesophotic coral reefs, currently defined as deep reefs between 30 and 150 m, are linked
physically and biologically to their shallow water counterparts, have the potential to be …

Deep thinking: a systematic review of mesophotic coral ecosystems

JA Turner, RC Babcock, R Hovey… - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) occur at depths beyond those typically associated
with coral reefs. Significant logistical challenges associated with data collection in deep …

Theme section on mesophotic coral ecosystems: advances in knowledge and future perspectives

Y Loya, G Eyal, T Treibitz, MP Lesser, R Appeldoorn - Coral Reefs, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Second International Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) workshop was
held in Eilat, Israel, October 26–31, 2014. Here we provide an account of:(1) advances in …

[PDF][PDF] Mesophotic coral ecosystems

S Kahng, JM Copus, D Wagner - Marine animal forests, 2017 - researchgate.net
Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on the planet.
However, our understanding of these ecosystems and their inhabitants has primarily been …

Can mesophotic reefs replenish shallow reefs? Reduced coral reproductive performance casts a doubt

T Shlesinger, M Grinblat, H Rapuano, T Amit, Y Loya - Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (ie, deep coral reefs at 30–120 m depth) appear to be thriving
while many shallow reefs in the world are declining. Amid efforts to understand and manage …

Key questions for research and conservation of mesophotic coral ecosystems and temperate mesophotic ecosystems

JA Turner, DA Andradi-Brown, A Gori… - Mesophotic coral …, 2019 - Springer
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) have
received increasing research attention during the last decade as many new and improved …

The red sea: Israel

G Eyal, R Tamir, N Kramer, L Eyal-Shaham… - Mesophotic coral …, 2019 - Springer
The mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) of Eilat, in the Northern Red Sea, are among the
best-studied worldwide, as demonstrated by the high number of publications from the …

Sexual reproduction of scleractinian corals in mesophotic coral ecosystems vs. shallow reefs

T Shlesinger, Y Loya - Mesophotic coral ecosystems, 2019 - Springer
Corals utilize sex-derived diversity to adapt to environmental changes and to occupy new
ecological niches. With major declines in coral reefs worldwide and calls for ecosystem …

Reproductive biology of the deep brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix: Implications for shallow reef recovery

R Prasetia, F Sinniger, K Hashizume, S Harii - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, between 30 and 150 m depth) are hypothesized to
contribute to the recovery of degraded shallow reefs through sexually produced larvae …

Ecological insights from environmental disturbances in mesophotic coral ecosystems

HT Pinheiro, G Eyal, B Shepherd, LA Rocha - Ecosphere, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE s) have historically been considered more stable than
shallow reefs and thus suggested to provide refuge to coral reef communities against natural …