Mesophotic coral reefs are estimated to represent up to 80% of the total areal coverage for
coral reefs worldwide. Quantifying mesophotic coral reef community structure and function …

Marine karst ecosystems exist at the land-sea interface and are characterised by underwater
formations sculpted over time by the action of seawater. Submerged caves and crevices of …

While the effects of irradiance on coral productivity are well known, corals along a shallow to
mesophotic depth gradient (10–100 m) experience incident irradiances determined by the …

Mesophotic coral reefs, generally defined as deep reefs between 30 and 150 m, are found
worldwide and are largely structured by changes in the underwater light field. Additionally, it …

Black corals (Antipatharia) are among the most common and diverse taxa in mesophotic and
aphotic rocky habitats. Studies of their ecology and biology are limited mostly because of the …

On the continental shelf off the coast of South Texas lie a series of natural hard-bottom
structures (rocky outcrops and relic coral-algal reefs) known as the South Texas Banks …

Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (MCEs) are characterized by gradients in irradiance,
temperature and trophic resources. As depth increases on Caribbean mesophotic reefs …

Sponges are fundamental components of coral reef communities and, unfortunately, like
other major benthic members, they too have been impacted by epizootic and panzootic …

In the present study, we describe elements of the sponge fauna sampled from unique pool-
cave-canyon systems at a remote island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan. 22 …