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The South African coelacanths-an account of what is known after three submersible expeditions: coelacanth research | article
Hissman K, Fricke H, Schauer J, Ribbink AJ, Roberts M, Sink K, Heemstra P (2006)
S Afr J Sci 102:491-500
Interactions of fishes with particular reference to coelacanths in the canyons at Sodwana Bay and the St Lucia Marine Protected Area of South Afric... | article
Heemstra PC, Fricke H, Hissman K, Schauer J, Smale M, Sink K (2006)
S Afr J Sci 102:461-465
Reproductive ecology and early life history traits of the brooding coral, Porites astreoides, from shallow to mesophotic zones | article
Goodbody-Gringley G, Wong KH, Becker DM, Glennon K, de Putron SJ (2018)
Coral Reefs 37:483-494

Preliminary observations of macrobenthic invertebrates and megafauna communities in the upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in Apo Reef N... | article
Quimpo TJR, Cabaitan PC, Olavides RDD, Dumalagan EE, Munar J, Siringan FP (2018)
Raffles Bull Zool 66:1-11
Cryptic encrusting communities in a Middle Devonian mesophotic paleoenvironment of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland | article
Zatoń M, Zapalski MK, Berkowskic B, Wrzołek T (2018)
Palaeogeogr Palaeoclimatol Palaeoecol 501:82-91

Holobiont Diversity in a Reef-Building Coral over Its Entire Depth Range in the Mesophotic Zone | article
Gonzalez-Zapata FL, Gonzalez-Zapata FL, Bongaerts P, Ramírez-Portilla C, Adu-Oppong B, Walljasper G, Reyes A, Sanchez JA (2018)
Front Mar Sci

Gobiid fishes of the coastal zone of the Northeastern Aegean Sea | article
Engin S, Irmak E, Seyhan D, Akdemir T, Keskin AC (2016)
Marine Biodiversity 48:1073-1084

A new species of Pomatoschistus (Teleostei, Gobiidae): the Mediterranean's smallest marine fish | article
Engin S, Seyhan D (2017)
J Fish Biol 91:1208-1223

New records of Speleogobius trigloides Zander & Jelinek, 1976 and S. llorisi Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2016 (Osteichthyes: Gobiidae) in the Aeg... | article
Engin S, Oruç AÇ, Seyhan D, Irmak E (2017)
J Appl Ichthyol

Depth-related patterns in coral recruitment across a shallow to mesophotic gradient | article
Turner JA, Thomson DP, Cresswell AK, Trapon M, Babcock RC (2018)
Coral Reefs

Assessing population changes of historically overexploited black corals (Order: Antipatharia) in Cozumel, Mexico | article
Gress E, Andradi-Brown DA (2018)
PeerJ 6:e5129

Mesophotic coral ecosystems are threatened and ecologically distinct from shallow water reefs | article
Rocha LA, Pinheiro HT, Shepherd B, Papastamatiou YP, Luiz OJ, Pyle RL, Bongaerts P (2018)
Science

Characterizing population structure of coral-associated fauna from mesophotic and shallow habitats in the Caribbean | article
Veglia A, Hammerman NM, Rivera Rosaly CR, Lucas M, Galindo Estronza A, Corgosinho PH, Schizas NV (2018)
J Mar Biol Assoc UK

Limited potential of deep reefs to serve as refuges for tropical Southwestern Atlantic corals | article
Morais J, Santos BA (2018)
Ecosphere 9:e02281

To what extent do mesophotic coral ecosystems and shallow reefs share species of conservation interest? A systematic review | review
Laverick JH, Piango S, Andradi‑Brown DA, Exton DA, Bongaerts P, Bridge TCL, Lesser MP, Pyle RL, Slattery M, Wagner D, Rogers AD (2018)
Environ Evid

Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa corals in the Gulf of Mexico identifies potential for refugia | article
Studivan MS, Voss JD (2018)
Coral Reefs

Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area: their potential distribution and possible role as refugia from dist... | report
Bridge T, Guinotte J (2012)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Listing Determinations for 82 Reef-Building Coral Species; Proposed Reclassification of Acr... | report
NOAA (2012)
Federal Register
Mesophotic benthic habitats and associated marine communities at Abrir La Sierra, Puerto Rico | report
Garcia-Sais JR, Castro-Gomez RL, Sabater-Clavell J, Esteves R, Williams S, Carlo M (2010)
NOAA
Characterization of mesophotic benthic habitats and associated reef communities at Tourmaline Reef, Puerto Rico | report
Garcia-Sais JR, Williams SM, Esteves RF, Sabater J, Carlo MA (2013)
NOAA
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