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Using light-dependent scleractinia to define the upper boundary of mesophotic coral ecosystems on the reefs of Utila, Honduras

Shallow water zooxanthellate coral reefs grade into ecologically distinct mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) deeper in the euphotic zone. MCEs are widely considered to start at an absolute depth limit of 30m deep, possibly failing to recognise that these are distinct ecological communities that may...

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Autores principales: Laverick, Jack H., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Rogers, Alex D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5557359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28809933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183075