1. Theme section on mesophotic coral ecosystems: advances in knowledge and future perspectives

   • Yossi Loya
   • Gal Eyal
   • Richard Appeldoorn

   Editorial 08 February 2016 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Variability in chemical defense across a shallow to mesophotic depth gradient in the Caribbean sponge Plakortis angulospiculatus

   • Marc Slattery
   • Deborah J. Gochfeld
   • Michael P. Lesser

   Report 21 August 2015 Pages: 11 - 22

   

3. Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia

   • Daniel M. Holstein
   • Claire B. Paris
   • Tyler B. Smith

   Report 18 August 2015 Pages: 23 - 37

   

4. Into the depth of population genetics: pattern of structuring in mesophotic red coral populations

   • Federica Costantini
   • Marco Abbiati

   Report 14 September 2015 Pages: 39 - 52

   

5. Gametogenesis and fecundity of Acropora tenella (Brook 1892) in a mesophotic coral ecosystem in Okinawa, Japan

   • Rian Prasetia
   • Frederic Sinniger
   • Saki Harii

   Report 12 September 2015 Pages: 53 - 62

   

6. Mesophotic coral ecosystems under anthropogenic stress: a case study at Ponce, Puerto Rico

   • Richard Appeldoorn
   • David Ballantine
   • Ernesto Weil

   Report 05 October 2015 Pages: 63 - 75

   

7. Decline in condition of gorgonian octocorals on mesophotic reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico: before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

   • Peter J. Etnoyer
   • Leslie N. Wickes
   • Ian R. MacDonald

   Report Open access 20 October 2015 Pages: 77 - 90

   

8. Euphyllia paradivisa, a successful mesophotic coral in the northern Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba, Red Sea

   • Gal Eyal
   • Lee Eyal-Shaham
   • Yossi Loya

   Report 04 November 2015 Pages: 91 - 102

   

9. An assessment of shallow and mesophotic reef brachyuran crab assemblages on the south shore of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

   • Kaleonani K. C. Hurley
   • Molly A. Timmers
   • Robert J. Toonen

   Report 09 December 2015 Pages: 103 - 112

   

10. Mesophotic reef fish assemblages of the remote St. Peter and St. Paul’s Archipelago, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Brazil

    • Marcos Rogerio Rosa
    • Aline Cristina Alves
    • Ronaldo Bastos Francini-Filho

    Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 113 - 123

    

11. Mesophotic depths as refuge areas for fishery-targeted species on coral reefs

    • Steven J. Lindfield
    • Euan S. Harvey
    • Jennifer L. McIlwain

    Report 11 December 2015 Pages: 125 - 137

    

12. Upper and lower mesophotic coral reef fish communities evaluated by underwater visual censuses in two Caribbean locations

    • H. T. Pinheiro
    • G. Goodbody-Gringley
    • L. A. Rocha

    Report Open access 24 December 2015 Pages: 139 - 151

    

13. A mass bleaching event involving clionaid sponges

    • M. Hill
    • C. Walter
    • E. Bartels

    Reef Site 25 January 2016 Pages: 153 - 153

    

14. Tectonic subsidence provides insight into possible coral reef futures under rapid sea-level rise

    • Megan I. Saunders
    • Simon Albert
    • Peter J. Mumby

    Report 16 October 2015 Pages: 155 - 167

    

15. Modeled connectivity of Acropora millepora populations from reefs of the Spratly Islands and the greater South China Sea

    • Jeffrey G. Dorman
    • Frederic S. Castruccio
    • Thomas M. Powell

    Report 25 September 2015 Pages: 169 - 179

    

16. Thermal stress markers in Colpophyllia natans provide an archive of site-specific bleaching events

    • Jennie Mallela
    • Steffen Hetzinger
    • Jochen Halfar

    Note 28 September 2015 Pages: 181 - 186

    

17. The effect of seasonal temperature extremes on sediment rejection in three scleractinian coral species

    • A. Ganase
    • P. Bongaerts
    • S. G. Dove

    Note 06 October 2015 Pages: 187 - 191

    

18. Biodiversity of Spongosorites coralliophaga (Stephens, 1915) on coral rubble at two contrasting cold-water coral reef settings

    • Georgios Kazanidis
    • Lea-Anne Henry
    • Ursula F. M. Witte

    Report Open access 22 October 2015 Pages: 193 - 208

    

19. Sponges hosting the zoantharia-associated crab Platypodiella spectabilis at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean

    • J. E. Garcia-Hernandez
    • J. D. Reimer
    • B. W. Hoeksema

    Reef Site 14 October 2015 Pages: 209 - 209

    

20. “Choice” and destiny: the substrate composition and mechanical stability of settlement structures can mediate coral recruit fate in post-bleached reefs

    • Shreya Yadav
    • Pooja Rathod
    • Rohan Arthur

    Report 11 November 2015 Pages: 211 - 222

    

21. Controlling outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish using a single injection of common household vinegar

    • Lisa Boström-Einarsson
    • Jairo Rivera-Posada

    Note 18 September 2015 Pages: 223 - 228

    

22. Experimental analysis of the effects of consumer exclusion on recruitment and succession of a coral reef system along a water quality gradient in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia

    • Jeremiah G. Plass-Johnson
    • Jasmin P. Heiden
    • Mirta Teichberg

    Report 27 October 2015 Pages: 229 - 243

    

23. Competition for shelter in a high-diversity system: structure use by large reef fishes

    • J. T. Kerry
    • D. R. Bellwood

    Report 12 October 2015 Pages: 245 - 252

    

24. Foraging mode of the grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, under two different scenarios

    • W. D. Robbins
    • P. Renaud

    Report 20 October 2015 Pages: 253 - 260

    

25. Estimating the role of three mesopredatory fishes in coral reef food webs at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

    • Emma C. Thillainath
    • Jennifer L. McIlwain
    • Martial Depczynski

    Report 24 October 2015 Pages: 261 - 269

    

26. Predation by Epidendrium billeeanum on Tubastrea coccinea: use of the denuded skeleton for laying eggs

    • J. C. Rodríguez-Villalobos
    • A. Ayala-Bocos
    • L. Hernández

    Reef Site 21 November 2015 Pages: 271 - 271

    

27. The ups and downs of coral reef fishes: the genetic characteristics of a formerly severely overfished but currently recovering Nassau grouper fish spawning aggregation

    • A. M. Bernard
    • K. A. Feldheim
    • M. S. Shivji

    Report 03 November 2015 Pages: 273 - 284

    

28. Low-quality sediments deter grazing by the parrotfish Scarus rivulatus on inner-shelf reefs

    • Sophie E. Gordon
    • Christopher H. R. Goatley
    • David R. Bellwood

    Report 07 November 2015 Pages: 285 - 291

    

29. Three decades of recurrent declines and recoveries in corals belie ongoing change in fish assemblages

    • T. Lamy
    • R. Galzin
    • J. Claudet

    Report 12 November 2015 Pages: 293 - 302

    

30. Near-reef elemental signals in the otoliths of settling Pomacentrus amboinensis (Pomacentridae)

    • Tiffany L. Sih
    • Michael J. Kingsford

    Report 19 November 2015 Pages: 303 - 315

    

31. Shell productivity of the large benthic foraminifer Baculogypsina sphaerulata, based on the population dynamics in a tropical reef environment

    • Kazuhiko Fujita
    • Maki Otomaru
    • Hajime Kayanne

    Report 05 November 2015 Pages: 317 - 326

    

32. Spawning behavior of the sand dollar Sculpsitechinus auritus (Leske, 1778)

    • Tom Shlesinger
    • Omri Bronstein
    • Yossi Loya

    Reef Site 20 January 2016 Pages: 327 - 327

    

33. Seaweed survival after consumption by the greenbeak parrotfish, Scarus trispinosus

    • F. T. S. Tâmega
    • M. A. O. Figueiredo
    • R. M. Bonaldo

    Note 11 November 2015 Pages: 329 - 334

    

34. Horizontal transmission of Symbiodinium cells between adult and juvenile corals is aided by benthic sediment

    • Matthew R. Nitschke
    • Simon K. Davy
    • Selina Ward

    Report 23 September 2015 Pages: 335 - 344

    

35. Patterns of Symbiodinium spp. associations within the family Aiptasiidae, a monophyletic lineage of symbiotic of sea anemones (Cnidaria, Actiniaria)

    • Alejandro Grajales
    • Estefanía Rodríguez
    • Daniel J. Thornhill

    Report 25 September 2015 Pages: 345 - 355

    

36. Increased temperature mitigates the effects of ocean acidification in calcified green algae (Halimeda spp.)

    • Justin E. Campbell
    • Jay Fisch
    • Valerie J. Paul

    Report 20 November 2015 Pages: 357 - 368

    

37. RETRACTED ARTICLE: First observation of spawning of goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara

    • Sarah Frias-Torres
    • Michael Patrick O’Neill

    Reef Site 20 January 2015 Pages: 369 - 369

38. Acknowledgement to referees

    • Howard R. Lasker

    Acknowledgement 02 February 2016 Pages: 371 - 374