Title Coral reefs of the Gulf : adaptation to climatic extremes / Bernhard M. Riegl, Sam J. Purkis, editors

Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer ; Dania Beach, FL : National Coral Reef Institute, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 379 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) Series Coral reefs of the world ; v. 3 Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 3. Contents Coral Reefs of the Gulf: Adaptation to Climatic Extremes in the World's Hottest Sea / Bernhard M. Riegl and Sam J. Purkis -- Environmental Constraints for Reef Building in the Gulf / Bernhard M. Riegl and Sam J. Purkis -- Geomorphology and Reef Building in the SE Gulf / Sam J. Purkis and Bernhard M. Riegl -- Environmental Setting and Temporal Trends in Southeastern Gulf Coral Communities / Kristi Foster, Greg Foster, Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy, Suaad Al-Harthi and Sam J. Purkis, and Bernhard M. Riegl -- Dynamics of Gulf Coral Communities: Observations and Models from the World's Hottest Coral Sea / Bernhard M. Riegl and Sam J. Purkis -- Coral Bleaching and Mortality Thresholds in the SE Gulf: Highest in the World / Bernhard M. Riegl, Sam J. Purkis, Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy, Suaad Al-Harthi, Edwin Grandcourt, Khalifa Al-Sulaiti, James Baldwin, and Alaa M. Abdel-Moati -- Diseases, Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and Their Effects on Gulf Coral Populations and Communities / Bernhard M. Riegl, Andrew W. Bruckner, Kaveh Samimi-Namin and Sam J. Purkis -- Reef Fish and Fisheries in the Gulf / Edwin Grandcourt -- Extreme Physical Factors and the Structure of Gulf Fish and Reef Communities / David A. Feary, John A. Burt, Georgenes H. Cavalcante and Andrew G. Bauman -- Man-Made Structures as Artificial Reefs in the Gulf / John A. Burt, Aaron Bartholomew and David A. Feary -- The Hermatypic Scleractinian (Hard) Coral Fauna of the Gulf / Bernhard M. Riegl, Francesca Benzoni, Kaveh Samimi-Namin and Charles Sheppard -- The Octocoral Fauna of the Gulf / Kaveh Samimi-Namin and Leen van Ofwegen -- Reef-Associated Macroinvertebrates of the SE Gulf / J. David George -- Marine Algae (Seaweeds) Associated with Coral Reefs in the Gulf / David M. John -- Conservation of Marine Ecosystems with a Special View to Coral Reefs in the Gulf / Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy, Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Benno Böer and Kaveh Samimi-Namin -- Environmental Concerns for the Future of Gulf Coral Reefs / Charles Sheppard, Mohsen Al-Husiani, F. Al-Jamali, Faiza Al-Yamani, Rob Baldwin, James Bishop, Francesca Benzoni, Eric Dutrieux, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Subba Rao V. Durvasula, David A. Jones, Ron Loughland, David Medio, M. Nithyanandan, Graham M. Pilling, Igor Polikarpov, Andrew R.G. Price, Sam J. Purkis, Bernhard M. Riegl, Maria Saburova, Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Oliver Taylor, Simon Wilson, and Khadija Zainal Summary Coral Reefs of the Gulf: Adaptation to Climatic Extremes is a complete review and reference for scientists, engineers and students concerned with the geology, biology or engineering aspects of coral reefs in the Middle East. It provides for the first time a complete review of both the geology and biology of all extant coral areas in the Gulf, the water body between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. In summer, this area is the hottest sea with abundant coral growth on earth and already today exhibits a temperature that is predicted to occur across the topical ocean in 2100. Thus, by studying the Gulf today, much can be learned about tomorrow's world and the capability of coral reefs to adapt to climatic extremes. This volume provides the most authoritative and up-to-date review of the coral reefs in the Gulf. It can be used as a volume of general reference or as a textbook treating recent coral reefs. Written by local and international experts, the text is richly illustrated and will remain a standard reference for the region for decades to come. Contributions stretch from climatology through geology, biology, ecological modelling and fisheries science to practical conservation aspects. The book is useful for the technical expert and casual reader alike Analysis Aquatic biology Climate Change Climatic changes Environment Environmental sciences Freshwater & Marine Ecology Geography Marine & Freshwater Sciences Marine Sciences Oceanography Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 3, 2013) Subject Coral reef ecology -- Persian Gulf Coral reefs and islands -- Persian Gulf Coral reef animals -- Climatic factors -- Persian Gulf Climatic changes -- Persian Gulf Marine biodiversity conservation -- Persian Gulf Adaptation (Biology) -- Persian Gulf NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity. Adaptation (Biology) Climatic changes Coral reef ecology Coral reefs and islands Marine biodiversity conservation Persian Gulf Form Electronic book Author Riegl, Bernhard M. Purkis, Samuel J. National Coral Reef Institute (U.S.) ISBN 9789400730083 940073008X

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