Coral Reefs at the Crossroads
In this book, contributors from diverse backgrounds take a first step toward an integrated view of reefs and the significance of their recent decline. More than any other earth system, coral reefs sit at a disciplinary crossroads. Most recently, they have reached another crossroads - fundamental cha...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Series: | Coral Reefs of the World,
6 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Coral reefs at the Crossroads
- 2. Coral Calcification and Ocean Acidification
- 3. Photosymbiosis in Past and Present Reefs
- 4. Bioerosion on Modern Reefs: Impacts and Responses Under Changing Ecological and Environmental Conditions
- 5. Sponge Contributions to the Geology and Biology of Reefs: Past, Present, and Future
- 6. The Changing Face of Reef Building
- 7. Stability of Reef-Coral Assemblages in the Quaternary
- 8. Reefs Through Time: An Evolutionary View
- 9. Climate Change, Ocean Chemistry, and the Evolution of Reefs through Time
- 10. Living and Mineral Reefs: Are They Comparable and What Ecological Information is Preserved?
- 11. Physical and Biological Drivers of Coral-Reef Dynamics
- 12. Measuring, Interpreting, and Responding To Changes in Coral Reefs: A Challenge for Biologists, Geologists and Managers.