ArticleEcology and evolution2023
Does depth divide? Variable genetic connectivity patterns among shallow and mesophotic
Article in Ecology and evolution, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Limited Dispersal Drives Strong Genetic Structure in the Commercially Harvested GastropodEvolutionary applications · 2026Article
- Cryptic Diversity and Genetic Differentiation of Mesophotic Hydroids in the Southwestern Indian Ocean.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Depth-structured lineages in the coral Stylophora pistillata of the Northern Red Sea.npj biodiversity · 2025Article
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- Cryptic diversity of shallow and mesophotic Stephanocoenia intersepta corals across Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.Heredity · 2024Article
- Does depth divide? Variable genetic connectivity patterns among shallow and mesophoticEcology and evolution · 2023Article
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Abstract
Despite general declines in coral reef ecosystems in the tropical western Atlantic, some reefs, including mesophotic reefs (30-150 m), are hypothesized to function as coral refugia due to their relative isolation from anthropogenic stressors. Understanding the connectivity dynamics among these putative refugia and more degraded reefs is critical to develop effective management strategies that promote coral metapopulation persistence and recovery. This study presents a geographically broad assessment of shallow (<30 m) and mesophotic (>30 m) connectivity dynamics of the depth-generalist coral species
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