Coral Reefs

Name: Coral Reefs | A Natural History
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A Natural History

Charles Sheppard(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

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Erschienen am 17. August 2021

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Cover
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: THE CORAL ANIMAL
WHAT ARE CORALS AND REEFS?
THE CORAL ANIMAL
CORAL SYMBIOSIS: SYMBIOTIC ALGAE
CORAL SYMBIOSIS: THE CORAL HOLOBIONT
CORAL GROWTH AND DIFFERENT COLONY SHAPES
IDENTIFYING CORALS
CORAL REPRODUCTION
CORAL SHAPES: MASSIVE CORALS
CORAL SHAPES: ENCRUSTING CORALS
CORAL SHAPES: BRANCHING CORALS
CORAL SHAPES: TABLE CORALS
CORAL SHAPES: BRAIN CORALS
CORAL SHAPES: FREE-LIVING MUSHROOM CORALS
CORAL SHAPES: LEAFY CORALS IN DEEPER REEFS
OTHER REEF CNIDARIANS: BLACK CORALS
OTHER REEF CNIDARIANS: SOFT CORALS AND SEA FANS
OTHER REEF CNIDARIANS: FIRE CORALS AND OTHER STINGERS
OTHER REEF CNIDARIANS: COLORED REEF BUILDERS
CORAL FLUORESCENCE
CORAL COMPETITION
HOW CORALS DEPOSIT LIMESTONE
CHAPTER 2: DIFFERENT KINDS OF REEFS
DARWIN'S SCHEME
REEF COMMUNITIES AND REEF DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF REEF-BUILDING CORALS
FRINGING AND BARRIER REEFS
ATOLLS
FIVE CONTRASTING REEF SEAS: THE CARIBBEAN
FIVE CONTRASTING REEF SEAS: THE RED SEA
FIVE CONTRASTING REEF SEAS: THE CORAL TRIANGLE
FIVE CONTRASTING REEF SEAS: PACIFIC ISLAND REEFS
FIVE CONTRASTING REEF SEAS: GREAT BARRIER REEF
CORAL ISLANDS AND CAYS
THE RICHEST PARTS OF REEFS
HIGH- AND LOW-DIVERSITY REEFS
WHEN CORALS CANNOT BUILD REEFS
DEEP- AND COLD-WATER CORALS
ANCIENT REEF BUILDERS
CHAPTER 3: HOW A CORAL REEF WORKS
THE INTEGRATED REEF SYSTEM
ZOOPLANKTON FOOD
STONY ALGAE, AND SPURS AND GROOVES
CORAL REEF SPONGES
SEAWEEDS ON REEFS
REEF FISH: DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF REEF FISH
REEF FISH: FEEDING METHODS OF REEF FISH
REEF FISH: FUNCTIONS AND DIVERSITY OF REEF FISH
REEF FISH: FISH COLORS AND CAMOUFLAGE
REEF FISH: SHARKS AND RAYS
COMPETITION ON REEFS: THE RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS
SYMBIOSES AND COMMENSALISM ON REEFS
KEY ORGANISMS THAT ERODE A REEF
REEF BORERS
SAND CYCLES
LIFE IN CORAL SAND
IMPORTANT REEF LIFE: MOLLUSKS
IMPORTANT REEF LIFE: ECHINODERMS
SEAGRASSES AND MANGROVES
MEASURING THE PAST
WHERE REEFS GRADE TO COLDER WATERS
ISLAND AND REEF CONNECTIONS
CORAL REEF RESEARCH TODAY
CHAPTER 4: LOCAL AND REGIONAL DISTURBANCES TO REEFS
FISHING AND DESTRUCTIVE FISHING
SEWAGE, NUTRIENTS, AND REEFS
DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS ON REEFS
CORAL DISEASES AND SYNDROMES
PROBLEM SPECIES: LIONFISH
PROBLEM SPECIES: THE DIADEMA DIEBACK
PROBLEM SPECIES: CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH
SHORELINE DISTURBANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
SEDIMENTATION
FRESHWATER RUN-OFF
CHEMICAL, PLASTIC, AND OIL POLLUTION
BOAT ANCHORING
LIVE CORAL AND REEF FISH TRADE
CHAPTER 5: CLIMATE CHANGE AND REEFS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CO2 STORY
EFFECT OF WARMING ON CORALS
ACIDIFICATION AND TIME LAGS
SEA LEVEL RISE AND REEFS
TROPICAL REVOLVING STORMS: HURRICANES, CYCLONES, AND TYPHOONS
LOSS OF BREAKWATER EFFECTS
CORAL RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE, AND REFUGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
REEF LOSS AND SOCIAL INSTABILITY
CHAPTER 6: PEOPLE AND REEFS
TRADITIONAL USES OF REEFS
NEWER USES OF REEFS AND THEIR VALUES
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ON CORAL REEFS
CORAL REEF FISHING
MEASURING CHANGES ON REEFS
REEF LIFE ON ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES
PURPOSE-BUILT ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES FOR CORALS
CORAL CULTIVATION AND GENETIC "SUPER CORALS"
FARMING ON CORAL REEFS
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND SPATIAL PLANNING
REEF DECLINE: INERTIA AND POLITICS
REEFS AT THE CROSSROADS
THE FUTURE OF REEFS
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
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