Ecology of mesophotic coral reefs

By Michael Lesser, M. Slattery, J. Leichter. 2009

496 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography

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In Ecology

1. M. Slattery
2. J. Leichter
3. Michael Lesser
4. A. Pusceddu
5. M. D. Stokes
6. Daniel Brazeau
7. Amatzia Genin
8. Cristina Gambi

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. S. Einbinder
2. M. Slattery
3. Cristina Gambi
4. J. Leichter
5. Michael Lesser
6. E. Brokovich
7. Salit Kark
8. Moshe Kiflawi

In Oceanography

1. M. Slattery
2. J. Leichter
3. A. Pusceddu
4. M. D. Stokes
5. Daniel Brazeau
6. Cristina Gambi
7. Michael Lesser
8. V. Weis

Citations in the corpus

• Grazing pressure on coral reefs decreases across a wide depth gradient in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (2010, background): “…and resilience (Ledlie et al. 2007) must consider the deeper reefs, along with their unique abiotic and biotic characteristics: low light intensity, limited spectrum (Mass et al. 2007, Lesser et al. 2009) and different assemblages of herbivorous fish species (Brokovich 2008, Brokovich et al. 2008).”
• Connectivity and stability of mesophotic coral reefs (2011, background): “The productivity and main source of energy for a particular part of the reef largely depends on the availability of solar irradiance, nutrients and suspended organic matter; each of these factors may change with depth (Lesser et al., 2009).”
• Phase shift to algal dominated communities at mesophotic depths associated with lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion on a Bahamian coral reef (2011, background): “Mesophotic coral reefs (MCRs) are deep (30–150 m) fore-reef communities that include lowlight adapted macroalgae and zooxanthellate corals, gorgonians, and fish but as depth increases sponges are increasingly the dominant benthic space occupier (Lesser et al. 2009).”
• Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone (2009, background): “…of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy e-mail: cerrano@dipteris.unige.it R. Danovaro C. Gambi A. Pusceddu A. Riva Department of Marine Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy habitat complexity and diversity (Reed et al. 2008; Lesser et al. 2009).”