To what extent do mesophotic coral ecosystems and shallow reefs share species of conservation interest?
Background: Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are tropical and sub-tropical reefs between 30 m and potentially >150 m depth, the maximum for photosynthetic hard corals. The definition's upper boundary is ecologically arbitrary. Recently, research has focused on the deep reef refugia hyp...
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BioMed Central
2016
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