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Ekosistèm koray Mesophotic (MCEs) yo se kominote nan limyè ki depann de koray ak asosye yo te jwenn nan fon lanmè nan 30-160m. Yo mal etidye ankò ka gen yon limit lineyè kòm gwo kòm resif koray fon-dlo globalman. Pi enpòtan MCEs ka aji kòm rfuj pou resif koray fon-dlo ak byota ki asosye yo ak Se poutèt sa ogmante detèminasyon yo nan twoub natirèl ak entropic. Sa a se li te ye kòm fon-Reef rfuj ipotèz la (DRRH). Pou MCEs yo aji kòm rfuj yo dwe pataje espès ak resif fon-dlo, dwe omwen pasyèlman pwoteje soti nan latwoublay ki gen enpak sou resif fon-dlo ak dwe gen koneksyon pami popilasyon koray ak asosye nan tout gradyan an pwofondè.
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are communities of light-dependent corals and associates found at depths of 30-160m. They are poorly studied yet may have a linear extent as great as shallow-water coral reefs globally. More importantly MCEs may act as refugia for shallow-water coral reefs and their associated biota and therefore increase their resilience to natural and anthropogenic disturbance. This is known as the Deep-Reef Refugia Hypothesis (DRRH). For MCEs to act as refugia they must share species with shallow-water reefs, be at least partially protected from disturbances that impact shallow-water reefs and there must be connectivity amongst populations of corals and associates across the depth gradient.