Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: A lifeboat for coral reefs?

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.editorBaker, Elaine
dc.contributor.editorPuglise, Kimberly
dc.contributor.editorHarris, Peter
dc.contributor.otherAndradi-Brown, Dominic
dc.contributor.otherAppeldoorn, Richard
dc.contributor.otherBaker, Elaine
dc.contributor.otherBallantine, David
dc.contributor.otherBejarano, Ivonne
dc.contributor.otherBridge, Thomas
dc.contributor.otherColin, Patrick
dc.contributor.otherEyal, Gal
dc.contributor.otherHarris, Peter
dc.contributor.otherHolstein, Daniel
dc.contributor.otherJones, Rachel
dc.contributor.otherKahng, Samuel
dc.contributor.otherLaverick, Jack
dc.contributor.otherLoya, Yossi
dc.contributor.otherPochon, Xavier
dc.contributor.otherPomponi, Shirley
dc.contributor.otherPuglise, Kimberly
dc.contributor.otherPyle, Richard
dc.contributor.otherReaka, Marjorie
dc.contributor.otherReed, John
dc.contributor.otherRooney, John
dc.contributor.otherRuiz, Héctor
dc.contributor.otherSealover, Nancy
dc.contributor.otherSemmler, Robert
dc.contributor.otherSchizas, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.otherSchmidt, Wilford
dc.contributor.otherSherman, Clark
dc.contributor.otherSinniger, Frederic
dc.contributor.otherSlattery, Marc
dc.contributor.otherSpalding, Heather
dc.contributor.otherSmith, Tyler
dc.contributor.otherVillalobos, Shaina
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T19:57:50Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T19:57:50Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionPicture 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. They are the more visible part of an extensive coral ecosystem that reaches into depths far beyond where most people visit. These intermediate depth reefs, known as mesophotic coral ecosystems, are the subject of this report.en
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-82-7701-150-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7566
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number100 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectcoral reef
dc.subjectcoral reef conservation
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectfishery
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectsedimentation
dc.subjectpollution
dc.titleMesophotic Coral Ecosystems: A lifeboat for coral reefs?en
dc.typeTechnical report
wd.identifier.institutionsGRID-Arendal
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048

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