Observational assessment demonstrates severe cold-water coral bleaching in mesophotic reefs, suggesting deep habitats face environmental threats.
Elevated sea surface temperatures are causing an increase in coral bleaching events worldwide, and represent an existential threat to coral reefs. Early studies of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) highlighted their potential as thermal refuges for shallow-water coral species in the face of predicted 21
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