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The role of deep reefs in shallow reef recovery: an assessment of vertical connectivity in a brooding coral from west and east Australia.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2011
van Oppen Madeleine J H, Bongaerts Pim, Underwood Jim N, Peplow Lesa M, Cooper Timothy F
Abstract excerpt
Approximately one quarter of zooxanthellate coral species have a depth distribution from shallow waters (<30 m) down to mesophotic depths of 30-60 m. The deeper populations of such species are less likely to be affected by certain environmental perturbations, including high temperature/high irradiance causing coral bleaching. This has led to the hypothesis that deep populations may serve as refuges and a source...
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