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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | Coral Reefs of the World
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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