Physiological and morphological plasticity in Stylophora pistillata larvae from Eilat, Israel, to shallow and mesophotic light conditions

Summary: Mesophotic reefs have been proposed as climate change refugia but are not synonymous ecosystems with shallow reefs and remain exposed to anthropogenic impacts. Planulae from the reef-building coral Stylophora pistillata, Gulf of Aqaba, from 5- and 45-m depth were tested ex situ for capacity...

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Main Authors: Jessica Bellworthy, Rachel Pardo, Federica Scucchia, Paul Zaslansky, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Tali Mass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223010465