Unexplored Refugia with High Cover of Scleractinian Leptoseris spp. and Hydrocorals Stylaster flabelliformis at Lower Mesophotic Depths (75–100 m) on Lava Flows at Reunion Island (Southwestern Indian Ocean)
Ludovic Hoarau, Héloïse Rouzé, Émilie Boissin, Nicole Gravier‐Bonnet, Patrick Plantard, Camille Loisil, Lionel Bigot, Pascale Chabanet, Priscille Labarrère, Lucie Penin, Mehdi Adjeroud, Thierry Mulochau
Abstract
Despite increased attention over the last decade on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) [...]
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LavaCoralEcosystemCover (algebra)Indian oceanOceanographyGeographyGeologyEcologyBiologyVolcanoPaleontologyEngineeringMechanical engineeringCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and fisheries researchMarine and coastal plant biology