Mesophotic ecosystems, found at the limit of light penetration in the ocean, are rich in biodiversity and harbour unique ecological communities. However, they remain among the least studied habitat zones on earth due to the high costs and technological limitations. Here, we characterize mesophotic communities in two marine reserves across a range of habitat types, depths and temperatures using submersible technologies, with the goal of understanding the processes that structure these communities across biogeographical regions.

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墨西哥太平洋中生深层的栖息地和鱼类群落

处于海洋光穿透极限的中生生态系统拥有丰富的生物多样性，并拥有独特的生态群落。然而，由于高昂的成本和技术限制，它们仍然是地球上研究最少的栖息地之一。在这里，我们使用潜水技术对两个海洋保护区中各种生境类型，深度和温度范围内的食虫性群落进行了表征，目的是了解在生物地理区域内构成这些群落的过程。