Depth-dependent structuring of reef fish assemblages from the shallows to the rariphotic zone

PV Stefanoudis, E Gress, JM Pitt, SR Smith… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Shallow coral reef ecosystems worldwide are affected by local and global anthropogenic
stressors. Exploring fish assemblages on deeper reefs is therefore important to examine …

Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles): Distribution, Impact, and Management

DA Andradi-Brown - Mesophotic coral ecosystems, 2019 - Springer
Non-native lionfish have invaded mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) across the western
Atlantic and are in the early stages of invading mesophotic depths in the Mediterranean Sea …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating annual severe coral bleaching risk for marine protected areas across Indonesia

LH De Clippele, LA Díaz, DA Andradi-Brown… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Coral reefs face an uncertain future under global climate change, with thermal-induced
bleaching increasing in frequency such that corals will soon experience annual severe …

Trying to collapse a population for conservation: commercial trade of a marine invasive species by artisanal fishers

L Malpica-Cruz, S Fulton, A Quintana… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Implementing new and effective control strategies to reduce populations of invasive species
is needed to offset their negative impacts worldwide. The spread of Indo-Pacific lionfish …

Benthic and fish community composition on mesophotic reefs in Grand Cayman

L Le Gall, JV Johnson, A Chequer, ML Doherty… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Abstract Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) represent unique ecological habitats that
range from 30 to 150 m deep, harbouring phylogenetically distinct species and offering …

Highly diverse mesophotic reef fish communities in Raja Ampat, West Papua

DA Andradi-Brown, AJE Beer, L Colin, Hastuti… - Coral Reefs, 2021 - Springer
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs 30–150 m depth) are poorly studied, with
existing research heavily geographically biased away from the most species-rich reef …

Vocal behavior of the endangered splendid toadfish and potential masking by anthropogenic noise

CD Pyć, J Vallarta, AN Rice, DG Zeddies… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vessel‐related noise is a potential stressor for coral reef fauna. The Parque Nacional
Arrecifes de Cozumel (PNAC) is a Mexican Marine Protected Area that is exposed to …

The mesoamerican reef

E Gress, JD Voss, RJ Eckert, G Rowlands… - Mesophotic coral …, 2019 - Springer
At over 1000 km in length, the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) is a near-continuous reef system
within four different countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. MAR is the largest …

Strong horizontal and vertical connectivity in the coral Pocillopora verrucosa from Ludao, Taiwan, a small oceanic island

S de Palmas, D Soto, MJ Ho, V Denis, CA Chen - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Mesophotic habitats could be sheltered from natural and anthropogenic disturbances and
act as reproductive refuges, providing propagules to replenish shallower populations …

Mesophotic. org: a repository for scientific information on mesophotic ecosystems

P Bongaerts, G Perez-Rosales, VZ Radice, G Eyal… - Database, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) occur
at depths of roughly 30–150 m depth and are characterized by the presence of …