| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 439 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Ecological studies, 0070-8356 ; v. 192 |
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Ecological studies ; v. 192. 0070-8356
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| Contents |
The changing fate of coral reefs : lessons from the deep past / Rachel Wood -- Taphonomy : detecting critical events in fossil reef-coral assemblages / Benjamin J. Greenstein -- Biotic turnover events on coral reefs : a probabilistic approach / Richard B. Aronson and Stephen P. Ellner -- Inferring past outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns seastar from scar patterns on coral heads / Lyndon M. DeVantier and Terence J. Done -- Influence of terrigenous runoff on offshore coral reefs : an example from the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico / Kenneth J.P. Deslarzes and Alexis Lugo-Fernández -- Fidelity of annual growth in Montastraea faveolata and the recentness of coral bleaching in Florida / Robert B. Halley and J. Harold Hudson -- Demise, regeneration, and survival of some western Atlantic reefs during the Holocene Transgression / Ian G. Macintyre -- Broad-scale patterns in Pleistocene coral reef communities from the Caribbean : implications for ecology and management / John M. Pandolfi and Jeremy B.C. Jackson -- Ecological shifts along the Florida reef tract : the past as a key to the future / William F. Precht and Steven L. Miller -- Extreme climatic events and coral reefs : how much short-term threat from global change? / Bernhard Riegl -- Responses of coral reefs to El Niño-Southern Oscillation sea-warming events / Gerard M. Wellington and Peter W. Glynn -- Constraints on predicting coral reef response to climate change / Joan A. Kleypas |
| Summary |
Coral reefs around the world are sustaining massive damage at an alarming rate. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology provides a uniquely historical perspective on the destruction--through both natural and human processes--of coral reef ecosystems. Chapters applying the principles of geophysics, paleontology, geochemistry, and physical and chemical oceanography supply novel insights into the workings of coral reefs, complementing real-time ecological studies and providing critical information for crafting realistic environmental policy. By reconstructing the ecological history of coral reefs, the authors are able to evaluate whether or not recent, dramatic changes to reef ecosystems are novel events or part of a long-term trend or cycle. The contributions examine the interacting causes of change, which include hurricane damage, regional outbreaks of coral-consuming predators, disease epidemics, sea-level rise, nutrient loading, global warming and acidification of the oceans. Crucial predictions about the future of coral reefs lead to practical strategies for the successful restoration and management of reef ecosystems. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology will be of particular interest to students and professionals in ecology and marine biology, including environmental managers. About the Editor: Richard B. Aronson is Senior Marine Scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama and Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Coral reef ecology.
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Environmental geology.
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Historical geology.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Marine Life.
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Environmental geology.
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Historical geology.
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Écologie des récifs coralliens.
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Géologie historique.
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Coral reef ecology.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Coral reef ecology
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Environmental geology
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Historical geology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aronson, Richard B. (Richard Beer)
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| ISBN |
9780387335377 |
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0387335374 |
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0387335382 |
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9780387335384 |
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661080463X |
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9786610804634 |
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