This report reviews the most recent science regarding the potential distribution of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (MCEs) throughout the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and discusses the potential importance of MCEs as refugia for corals and other sessile benthic megafauna from disturbance and as potential sources of coral larvae to disturbed shallow-water coral reefs.

Mesophotic “mentions”
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Classification
* Focused on 'mesophotic' depth range
* Focused on 'mesophotic coral ecosystem'

Fields
Community structure
Disturbances
Management and Conservation

Focusgroups
Scleractinia (Hard Corals)
Overall benthic (groups)

Locations
Australia - Great Barrier Reef

Platforms
Land-based