Status of Coral Reefs in the Western Atlantic
Author | : Judith C. Lang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 660 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Coral reef ecology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Judith C. Lang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 660 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Coral reef ecology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Judith C. Lang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Coral reef conservation |
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Author | : David Hopley |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1226 |
Release | : 2010-11-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 904812638X |
Coral reefs are the largest landforms built by plants and animals. Their study therefore incorporates a wide range of disciplines. This encyclopedia approaches coral reefs from an earth science perspective, concentrating especially on modern reefs. Currently coral reefs are under high stress, most prominently from climate change with changes to water temperature, sea level and ocean acidification particularly damaging. Modern reefs have evolved through the massive environmental changes of the Quaternary with long periods of exposure during glacially lowered sea level periods and short periods of interglacial growth. The entries in this encyclopedia condense the large amount of work carried out since Charles Darwin first attempted to understand reef evolution. Leading authorities from many countries have contributed to the entries covering areas of geology, geography and ecology, providing comprehensive access to the most up-to-date research on the structure, form and processes operating on Quaternary coral reefs.
Author | : T. R. McClanahan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2000-10-12 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0195352173 |
Coral reefs are among Earth's most diverse, productive, and beautiful ecosystems, but until recently, their ecology and the means to manage them have been poorly understood and documented. In response to the inadequate information base for coral reefs, this book reviews the ecological and conservation status of coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean, bringing together presentations of the region's leading scientists and managers working on coral reefs. Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean: Their Ecology and Conservation starts with a general overview of the biogeography of the region and a historical account of attempts to conserve this ecosystem. It goes on to describe the state of the reefs in each of the countries with coral reefs, and it concludes with a series of management case studies. The book also summarizes most of the existing ecological information on reefs in this region and efforts at management, making it useful for students, teachers, and investigators interested in tropical or marine ecology, conservation biology and management, and environmental sciences.
Author | : Lauretta Marie Burke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Many coastal communities in Latin America and the Caribbean depend on the resources provided by reefs for their livelihoods. The Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean project is a response to an information need. The primary goal is to raise awareness and improve management by improving the knowledge base on the status of and threats to coral reefs.
Author | : André Freiwald |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1242 |
Release | : 2006-01-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3540276734 |
Cold-water coral ecosystems figure the formation of large seabed structures such as reefs and giant carbonate mounds; they represent unexplored paleo-environmental archives of earth history. Like their tropical cousins, cold-water coral ecosystems harbour rich species diversity. For this volume, key institutions in cold-water coral research have contributed 62 state-of-the-art articles on topics from geology and oceanography to biology and conservation, with some impressive underwater images.
Author | : Mark Spalding |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520232556 |
An up-to-date, detailed, and fully-illustrated account of the biodiversity and status of coral reefs.
Author | : Caroline Sutherland Rogers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Coral reef ecology |
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Author | : Madeleine J. H. van Oppen |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2018-07-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319753932 |
One of the most serious consequences of global climate change for coral reefs is the increased frequency and severity of mass coral bleaching events and, since the first edition of this volume was published in 2009, there have been additional mass coral bleaching events. This book provides comprehensive information on the causes and consequences of coral bleaching for coral reef ecosystems, from the genes and microbes involved in the bleaching response, to individual coral colonies and whole reef systems. It presents detailed analyses of how coral bleaching can be detected and quantified and reviews future scenarios based on modeling efforts and the potential mechanisms of acclimatisation and adaptation. It also briefly discusses emerging research areas that focus on the development of innovative interventions aiming to increase coral climate resilience and restore reefs.