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Behind the science: Novel fish species from lower mesophotic reefs (90-120 m) of French Polynesia and Marshall Islands
2020, July 28 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Bart Shepherd about their article "Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific".
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Behind the science: Coral fluorescence differs between depths for larvae and adult colonies
2020, July 13 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Tali Mass about their article "Physiological Characteristics of Stylophora pistillata Larvae Across a Depth Gradient".
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Behind the science: Patterns in Symbiodiniaceae communities related to host population structure across depth
2020, June 23 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Ryan Eckert about their article "Depth Influences Symbiodiniaceae Associations Among Montastraea cavernosa Corals on the Belize Barrier Reef".
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Behind the science: Energy storage, reproduction, and metabolism of a mesophotic gorgonian coral in the Mediterranean
2020, June 3 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Jordi Grinyó about their article "Reproduction, energy storage and metabolic requirements in a mesophotic population of the gorgonian Paramuricea macrospina".
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Behind the science: Fish species assemblages in the Philippines relates to benthic condition across depth
2020, May 13 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Timothy Joseph Quimpo about their article "Spatial variability in reef‐fish assemblages in shallow and upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Philippines".
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Behind the science: Spatial distribution of fish assemblages across mesophotic rocky reefs
2020, February 21 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Joel Williams about their article "Taking a deeper look: Quantifying the differences in fish assemblages between shallow and mesophotic temperate rocky reefs".
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Behind the science: Echinoderm diversity with new genera described in Rapa-Nui (Easter Island)
2019, November 23 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Ariadna Mecho about their article "Unexplored diversity of the mesophotic echinoderm fauna of the Easter Island ecoregion".
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Behind the science: Temporal disparity in the sexual reproduction of zooxanthellate octocorals
2019, November 5 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Ronen Liberman about their article "Octocoral Sexual Reproduction: Temporal Disparity Between Mesophotic and Shallow-Reef Populations".
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Behind the science: Management of mesophotic coral reefs: a Caribbean case study
2019, October 19 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Erika Gress about their article "Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area".
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Behind the science: Shallow to mesophotic coral-Symbiodinium photoacclimatization in the Gulf of Mexico
2019, September 2 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Jennifer Polinski about their article "Evidence of photoacclimatization at mesophotic depths in the coral-Symbiodinium symbiosis at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and McGrail Bank".
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Behind the science: Biodiversity of understudied taxa: Zoantharia from mesophotic depths
2019, August 29 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with James Davis Reimer about their article "Exploring the Biodiversity of Understudied Benthic Taxa at Mesophotic and Deeper Depths: Examples From the Order Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia)".
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Behind the science: Depth-stratified reef fish assemblages across shallow to mesophotic and rariphotic reefs
2019, August 13 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Paris Stefanoudis about their article "Depth-Dependent Structuring of Reef Fish Assemblages From the Shallows to the Rariphotic Zone".
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Behind the science: Environmental drivers of deep reef community composition change across a latitudinal gradient
2019, July 12 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Martin Marzloff about their article "Differential vulnerability to climate change yields novel deep-reef communities".
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Behind the science: Ancient mesophotic coral ecosystems: Looking back at 430 million years of photosymbiosis
2019, May 27 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Mikolaj Zapalski about their article "The Silurian mesophotic coral ecosystems: 430 million years of photosymbiosis".
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Behind the science: Effect of ultra-violet radiation on different fluorescent morphs of mesophotic coral
2019, April 17 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Or Ben-Zvi about their article "Response of fluorescence morphs of the mesophotic coral Euphyllia paradivisa to ultra-violet radiation".
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Behind the science: Coral recruitment dynamics in shallow and deep mesophotic coral reefs in Eilat, Red Sea
2019, March 27 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Netanel Kramer about their article "Upper mesophotic depths in the coral reefs of Eilat, Red Sea, offer suitable refuge grounds for coral settlement".
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Behind the science: Generating globally consistent data on mesophotic, deep-pelagic, and bathyal biological communities
2018, December 12 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Lucy Woodall about their article "A multidisciplinary approach for generating globally consistent data on mesophotic, deep-pelagic, and bathyal biological communities".
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Behind the science: Coral population connectivity reveals potential for refugia in Gulf of Mexico
2018, September 27 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Michael Studivan about their article "Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa corals in the Gulf of Mexico identifies potential for refugia".
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Behind the science: Mesophotic reefs show limited potential to serve as refuges in tropical Southwestern Atlantic
2018, September 5 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Braulio Santos about their article "Limited potential of deep reefs to serve as refuges for tropical Southwestern Atlantic corals".
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Behind the science: Reciprocal transplant: Experimental evidence for reduced mortality on a mesophotic reef
2018, August 29 - posted by Veronica RadiceAn interview with Jack Laverick about their article "Experimental evidence for reduced mortality of Agaricia lamarcki on a mesophotic reef".