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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Hubbard, Dennis K. (Editor ), Rogers, Caroline S. (Editor ), Lipps, Jere H. (Editor ), Stanley, Jr., George D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Coral Reefs of the World, 6
Temas:
Physical geography.
Bioinformatics.
Climatology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Environmental management.
Earth System Sciences.
Computational and Systems Biology.
Climate Sciences.
Conservation Biology.
Environmental Management.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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