A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic
Abstract The mesophotic zone represents one of our planet’s largest and least explored biomes. An increasing number of studies evidence the importance of macrofouling species in marine ecosystems, but information on these communities and the factors influencing their structures at mesophotic depths...
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| author | João Canning-Clode Francesca Gizzi Andreia Braga-Henriques Patrício Ramalhosa Pedro Abreu Soledad Álvarez Manuel Biscoito Pål Buhl-Mortensen João Delgado Diane Esson Mafalda Freitas Magno Freitas Filipe Henriques Joachim Jakobsen Kirsten Jakobsen Francis Kerckhof Carsten Lüter Carlos J. Moura Marko Radeta Rosana M. Rocha Romana Santos Pedro Sepúlveda Rodrigo Silva Teresa Silva Javier Souto Raül Triay-Portella Peter Wirtz Joana R. Xavier Rolando Bastida-Zavala Nikoleta Bellou Sonia K. M. Gueroun João G. Monteiro |
| author_facet | João Canning-Clode Francesca Gizzi Andreia Braga-Henriques Patrício Ramalhosa Pedro Abreu Soledad Álvarez Manuel Biscoito Pål Buhl-Mortensen João Delgado Diane Esson Mafalda Freitas Magno Freitas Filipe Henriques Joachim Jakobsen Kirsten Jakobsen Francis Kerckhof Carsten Lüter Carlos J. Moura Marko Radeta Rosana M. Rocha Romana Santos Pedro Sepúlveda Rodrigo Silva Teresa Silva Javier Souto Raül Triay-Portella Peter Wirtz Joana R. Xavier Rolando Bastida-Zavala Nikoleta Bellou Sonia K. M. Gueroun João G. Monteiro |
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| description | Abstract The mesophotic zone represents one of our planet’s largest and least explored biomes. An increasing number of studies evidence the importance of macrofouling species in marine ecosystems, but information on these communities and the factors influencing their structures at mesophotic depths remain poor. This lack of understanding limits our ability to predict anthropogenic impacts or conduct restoration operations in the mesophotic and the lower boundary of the euphotic zones. In this study, we performed a 24-month experiment in a natural environment to investigate three factors influencing the macrobenthic community structure of the mesophotic and the euphotic lower boundary: depth, substrate orientation and substrate material. Using a manned submersible, several recruitment panels of two different materials were deployed at 100, 200 and 400 meters in vertical and horizontal positions. All three factors contributed to structuring the macrofouling communities, but depth and substrate orientation displayed the strongest effects. This study not only advances our understanding of lower boundary euphotic and mesophotic macrofouling communities but also establishes a foundation for future research and restoration efforts of mesophotic environments in the Madeira archipelago, where mesophotic habitats are amongst the least studied marine habitats in the Northeast Atlantic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43c75c0334c4484c8166fd2fe0d5c3062024-12-08T12:41:21ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422024-12-017111010.1038/s42003-024-07249-4A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North AtlanticJoão Canning-Clode0Francesca Gizzi1Andreia Braga-Henriques2Patrício Ramalhosa3Pedro Abreu4Soledad Álvarez5Manuel Biscoito6Pål Buhl-Mortensen7João Delgado8Diane Esson9Mafalda Freitas10Magno Freitas11Filipe Henriques12Joachim Jakobsen13Kirsten Jakobsen14Francis Kerckhof15Carsten Lüter16Carlos J. Moura17Marko Radeta18Rosana M. Rocha19Romana Santos20Pedro Sepúlveda21Rodrigo Silva22Teresa Silva23Javier Souto24Raül Triay-Portella25Peter Wirtz26Joana R. Xavier27Rolando Bastida-Zavala28Nikoleta Bellou29Sonia K. M. Gueroun30João G. Monteiro31MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)Benthic Communities and Coastal Interactions Research Group, Institute of Marine Research (IMR)OOM – Oceanic Observatory of MadeiraMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)Caminho dos Salões 28, São GonçaloMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)Rebikoff-Niggeler FoundationRebikoff-Niggeler FoundationMarine Biology Research Group, Department of Biology, Ghent UniversityMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity ScienceOKEANOS — Institute of Research in Marine SciencesMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)Zoology Department, University Federal do ParanáMARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of LisbonRegional Directorate for Environment and the SeaMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)OOM – Oceanic Observatory of MadeiraInstitut für Paläontologie, Geozentrum, Universität WienMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)CCMAR—Center of Marine Sciences, CIMAR, University of AlgarveCIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of PortoLaboratorio de Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos (LABSIM), Universidad del Mar, campus Puerto AngelInstitute of Coastal System—Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz Zentrum HereonMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)Abstract The mesophotic zone represents one of our planet’s largest and least explored biomes. An increasing number of studies evidence the importance of macrofouling species in marine ecosystems, but information on these communities and the factors influencing their structures at mesophotic depths remain poor. This lack of understanding limits our ability to predict anthropogenic impacts or conduct restoration operations in the mesophotic and the lower boundary of the euphotic zones. In this study, we performed a 24-month experiment in a natural environment to investigate three factors influencing the macrobenthic community structure of the mesophotic and the euphotic lower boundary: depth, substrate orientation and substrate material. Using a manned submersible, several recruitment panels of two different materials were deployed at 100, 200 and 400 meters in vertical and horizontal positions. All three factors contributed to structuring the macrofouling communities, but depth and substrate orientation displayed the strongest effects. This study not only advances our understanding of lower boundary euphotic and mesophotic macrofouling communities but also establishes a foundation for future research and restoration efforts of mesophotic environments in the Madeira archipelago, where mesophotic habitats are amongst the least studied marine habitats in the Northeast Atlantic.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07249-4 |
| spellingShingle | João Canning-Clode Francesca Gizzi Andreia Braga-Henriques Patrício Ramalhosa Pedro Abreu Soledad Álvarez Manuel Biscoito Pål Buhl-Mortensen João Delgado Diane Esson Mafalda Freitas Magno Freitas Filipe Henriques Joachim Jakobsen Kirsten Jakobsen Francis Kerckhof Carsten Lüter Carlos J. Moura Marko Radeta Rosana M. Rocha Romana Santos Pedro Sepúlveda Rodrigo Silva Teresa Silva Javier Souto Raül Triay-Portella Peter Wirtz Joana R. Xavier Rolando Bastida-Zavala Nikoleta Bellou Sonia K. M. Gueroun João G. Monteiro A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic Communications Biology |
| title | A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic |
| title_full | A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic |
| title_fullStr | A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic |
| title_short | A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic |
| title_sort | pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the north atlantic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07249-4 |
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