Mesophotic

Erika Gress

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University ()

Nekton Foundation, Oxford UK

Research Interests

My research interests are the ecology and community dynamics of mesophotic reefs and the deep sea (bathyal zone). I am currently focusing on the ecology, phylogeny and population dynamics of corals in the order Antipatharia (black corals). I love the feeling of exploration and I am also very interested on innovative techniques/technologies for assessing marine ecosystems.

Publications (14)

Only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

Displaying all 14 publications

Observations of sea anemones (Hexacorallia: Actiniaria) overgrowing black corals (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia)

Gress E, Kaimuddin M (2021)

Marine Biodiversity

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Widest geographic distribution of a shallow and mesophotic antipatharian coral (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia): Antipathes g...

Gress E, Opresko DM, Brugler MR, Wagner D, Eeckhaut I, Terrana L (2020)

Mar Biodivers Rec

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Mesophotic.org: a repository for scientific information on mesophotic ecosystems

Bongaerts P, Perez-Rosales G, Radice VZ, Eyal G, Gori A, Gress E, Hammerman NM, Hernandez-Agreda A, Laverick J, Muir P, Pinheiro H, Pyle RL, Rocha L, Turner JA, Booker R (2019)

Database (Oxford)

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Key questions for research and conservation of mesophotic coral ecosystems and temperate mesophotic ecosystems

Turner JA, Andradi-Brown DA, Gori A, Bongaerts P, Burdett HL, Ferrier-Pagès C, Voolstra CR, Weinstein DK, Bridge TCL, Costantini F, Gress E, Laverick J, Loya Y, Goodbody-Gringley G, Rossi S, Taylor ML, Viladrich N, Voss JD, Williams J, Woodall LC, Eyal G (2019)

Chapter

The Mesoamerican Reef

Gress E, Voss JD, Eckert RJ, Rowlands G, Andradi-Brown DA (2019)

Chapter

Depth-Dependent Structuring of Reef Fish Assemblages From the Shallows to the Rariphotic Zone

Stefanoudis PV, Gress E, Pitt JM, Smith SR, Kincaid T, Rivers M, Andradi-Brown DA, Rowlands G, Woodall LC, Rogers AD (2019)

Front Mar Sci

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Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area

Gress E, Arroyo-Gerez MJ, Wright G, Andradi-Brown DA (2018)

R Soc Open Sci

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Assessing population changes of historically overexploited black corals (Order: Antipatharia) in Cozumel, Mexico

Gress E, Andradi-Brown DA (2018)

PeerJ

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Wariness of reef fish to passive diver presence with varying dive gear type across a coral reef depth gradient

Andradi-Brown DA, Gress E, Laverick JH, Monfared MAA, Rogers AD, Exton DA (2017)

J Mar Biol Assoc UK

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Depth-dependent effects of culling—do mesophotic lionfish populations undermine current management?

Andradi-Brown DA, Grey R, Hendrix A, Hitchner D, Hunt CL, Gress E, Madej K, Parry RL, Régnier-McKellar C, Jones OP, Arteaga M, Izaguirre AP, Rogers AD, Exton DA (2017)

R Soc Open Sci

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Identifying zooplankton community changes between shallow and upper-mesophotic reefs on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef...

Andradi-Brown DA, Head CEI, Exton DA, Hunt CL, Hendrix A, Gress E, Rogers AD (2017)

PeerJ

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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) Act as Deep Reef Refuges for Fish Populations in Cozumel, Mexico

Gress E, Arroyo-gerez M, Wright G, Andradi-brown DA (2016)

Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst

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Assessing Caribbean shallow and mesophotic reef fish communities using Baited-Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Dive...

Andradi-Brown DA, Macaya-Solis C, Exton DA, Gress E, Wright G, Rogers AD (2016)

PLoS ONE

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Reef fish community biomass and trophic structure changes across shallow to upper-mesophotic reefs in the Mesoamerica...

Andradi-Brown DA, Gress E, Wright G, Exton DA, Rogers AD (2016)

PLoS ONE

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Research Platforms

Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Rebreather
Manned Submersible
Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV)
Surface-deployed sensors and samplers
SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)
In-situ instrumentation

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Research Summary