High coral cover on a mesophotic, subtropical island platform at the limits of coral reef growth

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• 作者：Michelle Linklater^a ; ¹ ; ^{ml970@uowmail.edu.au} ; Andrew G. Carroll^b ; Sarah M. Hamylton^a ; Alan R. Jordan^c ; Brendan P. Brooke^b ; Scott L. Nichol^b ; Colin D. Woodroffe^a
• 关键词：Coral reefs ; Mesophotic reefs ; Subtropical reefs ; Balls Pyramid ; Coral expansion ; Refugia
• 刊名：Continental Shelf Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：130
• 期：Complete
• 页码：34-46
• 全文大小：2183 K
• 卷排序：130

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Deep scleractinian corals were discovered around a remote, subtropical island shelf. Diverse tropical and temperate communities were characterised around the shelf. Scleractinian coral growth was observed down to depths of 94 m. Coral cover averaged 6.7% across all transects, with a maximum 84% per still image. Depth and geomorphology showed the strongest correlations to benthic distributions.