Mesophotic

Tom Shlesinger

School of Zoology
Tel Aviv University ()

Research Interests

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Prof. Yossi Loya's lab at Tel-Aviv University. My research interests are coral reproduction and dispersal, taxonomy and biodiversity; and how these are changing across environmental gradients. My dissertation research focuses on patterns of coral reproduction and larval ecology along a large depth gradient (0 – 60 m) in the Gulf of Eilat and Aqaba, Red Sea.

Publications (7)

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Soft coral reproductive phenology along a depth gradient: Can "going deeper" provide a viable refuge?

Liberman R, Shlesinger T, Loya Y, Benayahu Y (2022)

Ecology

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Depth-dependent parental effects create invisible barriers to coral dispersal

Shlesinger T, Loya Y (2021)

Communications Biology

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Light, Temperature, Photosynthesis, Heterotrophy, and the Lower Depth Limits of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

Kahng SE, Akkaynak D, Shlesinger T, Hochberg EJ, Wiedenmann J, Tamir R, Tchernov D (2019)

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Sexual Reproduction of Scleractinian Corals in Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems vs. Shallow Reefs

Shlesinger T, Loya Y (2019)

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Octocoral Sexual Reproduction: Temporal Disparity Between Mesophotic and Shallow-Reef Populations

Liberman R, Shlesinger T, Loya Y, Benayahu Y (2018)

Front Mar Sci

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Mesophotic coral-reef environments depress the reproduction of the coral Paramontastraea peresi in the Red Sea

Feldman B, Shlesinger T, Loya Y (2018)

Coral Reefs

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Can mesophotic reefs replenish shallow reefs? Reduced coral reproductive performance casts a doubt

Shlesinger T, Grinblat M, Rapuano H, Amit T, Loya Y (2018)

Ecology

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SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)
Rebreather
Snorkeling
Aquarium-based

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