Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: A lifeboat for coral reefs?
Picture a coral reef — most people will probably imagine brightly coloured corals, fish and other animals swimming in well-lit shallow waters. In fact, the coral reefs that live close to the surface of the sea — the ones that we can swim, snorkel, or dive near and see from space — are only a small portion of the complete coral reef ecosystem. Light-dependent corals can live in much deeper water (up to a depth of 150 m in clear waters). The shallow coral reefs from the surface of the sea to 30–40 m below are more like the tip of an iceberg
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| Format: | Reports and Books biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2016
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| Subjects: | Ecosystems, Coral reefs, Coral ecosystems, Biodiversity, Fisheries, Climate change, Sedimentation, Pollution, Ecosystem Management, |
| Online Access: | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7566 |
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| Summary: | Picture a coral reef — most people will probably imagine brightly coloured corals, fish and other animals swimming in well-lit shallow waters. In fact, the coral reefs that live close to the surface of the sea — the ones that we can swim, snorkel, or dive near and see from space — are only a small portion of the complete coral reef ecosystem. Light-dependent corals can live in much deeper water (up to a depth of 150 m in clear waters). The shallow coral reefs from the surface of the sea to 30–40 m below are more like the tip of an iceberg |
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