My D.Phil. focused on fish populations in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs). MCEs occur in tropical regions extending from depths of 30 m to approx. 150 m, and are often connected to shallow coral reef ecosystems, where it is suggested they provide an important reservoir of recruits for coral and fish populations. Their importance to overall reef resilience in the face of human disturbances such as overfishing is largely unknown and there is a lack of evidence for whether fish populations on shallow coral reefs and adjacent MCEs are connected.

My D.Phil. addressed this important information gap by using advanced diving technologies coupled with a newly developed stereo-video system methodology to:

(i) understand fish community ecological processes on MCEs (ii) evaluate effective survey techniques for MCE fish research (iii) explore the role of MCEs in the western Atlantic lionfish invasion

I am now a Marine Science Fellow at World Wildlife Fund US based in Washington, DC. I continue to extensively collaborate with members of the Ocean Research and Conservation Group, especially on projects relating to mesophotic coral ecosystems on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and Chagos Archipelago.

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Reef fish community biomass and trophic structure changes across shallow to upper-mesophotic reefs in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Caribbean | article Andradi-Brown DA, Gress E, Wright G, Exton DA, Rogers AD (2016) PLoS ONE 11:e0156641
	Assessing Caribbean shallow and mesophotic reef fish communities using Baited-Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Diver-Operated Video (DOV) Survey ... | article Andradi-Brown DA, Macaya-Solis C, Exton DA, Gress E, Wright G, Rogers AD (2016) PLoS ONE 11:e0168235
	Large-scale invasion of western Atlantic mesophotic reefs by lionfish potentially undermines culling-based management | article Andradi-Brown DA, Vermeij MJA, Slattery M, Lesser M, Bejarano I, Appeldoorn R, Goodbody-Gringley G, Chequer AD, Pitt JM, Eddy C, Smith SR, Brokovich E, Pinheiro HT, Jessup ME, Shepherd B, Rocha LA, Curtis-Quick J, Eyal G, Noyes TJ, Rogers AD, Exton DA (2017) Biol Invasions 19:939–954
	Identifying zooplankton community changes between shallow and upper-mesophotic reefs on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Caribbean | article Andradi-Brown DA, Head CEI, Exton DA, Hunt CL, Hendrix A, Gress E, Rogers AD (2017) PeerJ 5:e2853
	To what extent do mesophotic coral ecosystems and shallow reefs share species of conservation interest? | review Laverick JH, Andradi-Brown DA, Exton DA, Bongaerts P, Bridge TCL, Lesser MP, Pyle RL, Slattery M, Wagner D, Rogers AD (2016) Environ Evid 5:1-8
	Depth-dependent effects of culling—do mesophotic lionfish populations undermine current management? | article Andradi-Brown DA, Grey R, Hendrix A, Hitchner D, Hunt CL, Gress E, Madej K, Parry RL, Régnier-McKellar C, Jones OP, Arteaga M, Izaguirre AP, Rogers AD, Exton DA (2017) R Soc Open Sci 4:170027
	Wariness of reef fish to passive diver presence with varying dive gear type across a coral reef depth gradient | article Andradi-Brown DA, Gress E, Laverick JH, Monfared MAA, Rogers AD, Exton DA (2017) J Mar Biol Assoc UK
	Using light-dependent scleractinia to define the upper boundary of mesophotic coral ecosystems on the reefs of Utila, Honduras | article Laverick JH, Andradi-Brown DA, Rogers AD (2017) PLoS ONE 12:e0183075
	Assessing population changes of historically overexploited black corals (Order: Antipatharia) in Cozumel, Mexico | article Gress E, Andradi-Brown DA (2018) PeerJ 6:e5129
	A multidisciplinary approach for generating globally consistent data on mesophotic, deep-pelagic, and bathyal biological communities | article Woodall LC, Andradi-Brown DA, Brierley AS, Clark MR, Connelly D, Hall RA, Howell KL, Huvenne VAI, Linse K, Ross RE, Snelgrove P, Stefanoudis PV, Sutton TT, Taylor M, Thornton TF, Rogers AD (2018) Oceanography 31:76-89
	Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area | article Gress E, Arroyo-Gerez MJ, Wright G, Andradi-Brown DA (2018) R Soc Open Sci 5:1-17
	Depth-Dependent Structuring of Reef Fish Assemblages From the Shallows to the Rariphotic Zone | article Stefanoudis PV, Gress E, Pitt JM, Smith SR, Kincaid T, Rivers M, Andradi-Brown DA, Rowlands G, Woodall LC, Rogers AD (2019) Front Mar Sci 6:1-16
	The Mesoamerican Reef | chapter Gress E, Voss JD, Eckert RJ, Rowlands G, Andradi-Brown DA (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019) by Yossi L, Puglise KA, Bridge T
	The Chagos Archipelago | chapter Andradi-Brown DA, Dinesen Z, Dinesen Z, Head CEI, Tickler DM, Rowlands G, Rogers AD (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems, Coral Reefs of the World (Springer) by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles): Distribution, Impact, and Management | chapter Andradi-Brown DA (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems () by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Key questions for research and conservation of mesophotic coral ecosystems and temperate mesophotic ecosystems | chapter Turner JA, Andradi-Brown DA, Gori A, Bongaerts P, Burdett HL, Ferrier-Pagès C, Voolstra CR, Weinstein DK, Bridge TCL, Costantini F, Gress E, Laverick J, Loya Y, Goodbody-Gringley G, Rossi S, Taylor ML, Viladrich N, Voss JD, Williams J, Woodall LC, Eyal G (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems () by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems - A lifeboat for coral reefs? | report Andradi-Brown D, Laverick J, Bejarano I, Bridge T, Colin PL, Eyal G, Jones R, Kahng S, Reed J, Smith T, Spalding HL, Wood E (2016)

  SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)
  Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
  Rebreather
  Manned Submersible
  Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV)