Low Latitudes (IMAGE)

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Low Latitudes

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Attenuation of light, particularly during winter, constrains the depth and latitudinal distribution of one of the largest groups of reef corals (genus Acropora/Isopora) and helps explain high equatorial diversity for the group. Here at low latitudes, consistently high levels of light at depth support a diverse coral fauna which extends far deeper than is found at higher latitudes.

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[Credit: Paul Muir, Queensland Museum]

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