| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Coral reefs of the world, 2213-7203 ; volume 14 |
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Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 14.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction and background / R. John Morrison, Jing Zhang, Gi Hoon Hong, Thamasak Yeemin -- 2. Anthropogenic environmental impacts on coral reefs in the Western and South-Western Pacific Ocean / R. John Morrison, W.G.L. Aalbersberg -- 3. Advances in coral biology / Thamasak Yeemin, Vo Si Tuan, Suharsono -- 4. Reef ecology in the Western Pacific for adaptation to global change / Makamas Sutthacheep, Thamasak Yeemin, Porfirio M. Aliño -- 5. Biogeochemical dynamics of coral reef systems / Jing Zhang, Yi Xu, Hui Huang, Xiu Bao Li, Wei Zheng, Dao Ru Wang -- 6. Environmental and climate proxies embedded in coral skeletons / Gi Hoon Hong, Suk Hyun Kim, Mark Baskaran -- 7. Synthesis and future perspectives on the coral reefs in the Western Pacific Region / Jing Zhang, Gi Hoon Hong, R. John Morrison, Thamasak Yeemin |
| Summary |
The monograph is based on the research and training activities in the Western Pacific Ocean Region within the umbrella of UNESCO/IOC-Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific Region. The results of these activities are compared to cases from other tropical and subtropical regions on this planet to make the knowledge applicable to global aspects of sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. In this monograph, we examine the coral reefs from viewpoint of multidisciplinary approaches, including, environmental impacts, coral biology and system ecology, biogeochemical cycles and processes that drive the material and energy flow through the food web, as well as the proxies in geochemistry that have been used to track the responses of coral reefs to the changing climate and human perturbations. Although this study is focused on the Western Pacific Ocean, the Western Pacific Ocean is so large and diverse that most reef environment types on this planet are located within it. Therefore, knowledge gained in this study is relevant to the application of coastal management in practice as well as in the teaching classes on the interactions between coral reef ecosystems with changing environments.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Coral reefs and islands -- Pacific Area
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Coral reefs and islands
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Pacific Area
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zhang, Jing, editor
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Yeemin, Thamasak, editor
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Morrison, R. J., editor.
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Hong, Gi Hoon, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030971892 |
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3030971899 |
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