🪩 Excited to share our paper in #BiologyLetters about recent trends & biases in #mesophotic research! Huge effort by our volunteer community worldwide @pimbongaerts @AlelimonHA @perez-rosales-g.bsky.social & entire @mesophotic team!
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social

Sponge bed (Suberites australiensis) on shell rubble in the Wellington Harbour, New Zealand

Colorful mesophotic sponge and anemone garden in the Cook Strait

Diver on the mesophotic sponge gardens

🚨 New paper!🚨 We explored, characterized and mapped shallow-water marine animal forests around Wellington, NZ. We found incredible sponge gardens, brachiopod beds, and polychaete fields.🧽🪸🪱🐟

In OA at: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Thanks Joana, what a great idea! Could you please add me to the list? Thank you