Limited acclimation of early life stages of the coral Seriatopora hystrix from mesophotic depth to shallow reefs

Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, reefs between 30 and 150 m depth) have been hypothesized to contribute to shallow reef recovery through the recruitment of larvae. However, few studies have directly examined this. Here we used mesophotic colonies of Seriatopora hystrix, a depth generalist...

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Main Authors: Rian Prasetia, Frederic Sinniger, Takashi Nakamura, Saki Harii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16024-6