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 …

Although knowledge on the diseases affecting corals has been accumulating exponentially
since the 2000s, even more effort is required to summarize and guide further investigation …

Coral-reef ecosystems are experiencing frequent and severe disturbance events that are
reducing global coral abundance and potentially overwhelming the natural capacity for reefs …

The attenuation of light with increasing depth, along with reduced exposure to wave stress,
plays an important role in vertically structuring coral reef communities. Benthic …

Although the existence of zooxanthellate corals in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs;
light-dependent coral ecosystems from 30 to 150 m in depth) has been known since the …

The impacts of human and natural disturbances on coral reefs are typically quantified
through visible damage (eg, reduced coral coverage as a result of bleaching events), but …

Marine heatwaves can cause coral bleaching and reduce coral cover on reefs, yet few
studies have identified “bright spots,” where corals have recently shown a capacity to survive …

The rapid deterioration of coral reefs worldwide has led to a growing interest in identifying
areas that can offer protection against adverse conditions including coral reef communities …

The discovery of multi-species synchronous spawning of scleractinian corals on the Great
Barrier Reef in the 1980s stimulated an extraordinary effort to document spawning times in …

Coral reefs are under increasing threat from increasing warm temperature stress. Coral
bleaching is caused by a combination of heat and light anomalies and therefore fewer corals …