Assessment of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem Connectivity for Proposed Expansion of a Marine Sanctuary in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico: Larval Dynamics

Assessment of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem Connectivity for Proposed Expansion of a Marine Sanctuary in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico: Larval Dynamics

In coral reef ecosystems, mesophotic coral habitat (>30 m to the end of the photic zone) are extensions of shallow reefs and contribute to the persistence of coral reef populations. In the North West Gulf of Mexico (NW GOM), the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) is an iso...

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Main Authors: Lysel Garavelli, Michael S. Studivan, Joshua D. Voss, Alyson Kuba, Joana Figueiredo, Laurent M. Chérubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
mesophotic coral ecosystems
northwest Gulf of Mexico
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Montastraea cavernosa
larval connectivity
sanctuary expansion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00174/full

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