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

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, reefs 30–150 m) are understudied, yet the limited research conducted has been biased towards large sessile taxa, such as scleractinian corals and sponges, or mobile taxa such as fishes. Here we investigate zooplankton communities on shallow reefs and MCEs around Ut...

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Main Authors: Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Catherine E. I. Head, Dan A. Exton, Christina L. Hunt, Alicia Hendrix, Erika Gress, Alex D. Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
MCE
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2853.pdf