Abstract In the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP), Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) are
limited by oceanographic conditions and are thought to be mostly absent. However …

Aim Coral reefs shift between distinct communities with depth throughout the world. Yet,
despite over half a century of research on coral reef depth gradients, researchers have not …

Climate change and consequent coral bleaching are causing the disappearance of reef-
building corals worldwide. While bleaching episodes significantly impact shallow waters …

What are mesophotic coral ecosystems? Mesophotic coral ecosystems (Figure 1) are the
deeper extensions of shallow-water coral reefs, occurring at the dimly lit depths from~ 30–40 …

This chapter reviews the current knowledge regarding Cuba's mesophotic coral ecosystems
(MCEs). The first studies of MCEs in Cuba were conducted by Kühlmann in 1964 and …

Abstract Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems (TMEs) are stable habitats, usually dominated
by slow-growing, long-lived sessile invertebrates and sciaphilous algae. Organisms …

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. We quantitatively …

Mesophotic ecosystems (MEs) are characterized by the presence of light-dependent
organisms, found at depths ranging from~ 30 to 150 m in temperate, subtropical and tropical …

Oceans have been changing at the fastest pace since the beginning of the Holocene. The
South Eastern Pacific (SEP), including the Humboldt Upwelling Ecosystem (HUE) is subject …

The rapid decline of shallow coral reefs has increased the interest in the long-understudied
mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs). However, MCEs are usually characterised by rather …