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Jamie Lai

Lehigh University

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Environmental filtering shapes patch dynamics across isolated mesophotic reefs

Nicole C. Pittoors, Sarah M. Tweedt, Luke J. McCartin, Samuel A. Vohsen, Luisa Lopera, Sophia Mihalek, Jamie Lai, Kathleen M Durkin, Lee A. Weigt, Marissa F. Nuttall, Annalisa Bracco, Chris Meyer, Santiago Herrera

The paper investigates community assembly in mesophotic coral ecosystems, finding that environmental filtering, particularly turbidity from benthic nepheloid layers, shapes community composition more than geographic distance or dispersal limitation.

Science Advances · Sep 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology