Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology

2007. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-387-33538-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 192, 444 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1840 g

Reihe: Ecological Studies

This book provides a unique perspective on the destruction - both natural and human-caused - of coral reef ecosystems. Reconstructing the ecological history of coral reefs, the authors evaluate whether recent dramatic changes are novel events or part of a long-term trend or cycle. The text combines principles of geophysics, paleontology, and marine sciences with real-time observation, examining the interacting causes of change: hurricane damage, predators, disease, rising sea-level, nutrient loading, global warming and ocean acidification. Predictions about the future of coral reefs inspire strategies for restoration and management of ecosystems. Useful for students and professionals in ecology and marine biology, including environmental managers.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aronson, Richard B

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Korallenriffe
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Coral Reefs in Context.- The Changing Fate of Coral Reefs: Lessons from the Deep Past.- Detecting Critical Events.- Taphonomy: Detecting Critical Events in Fossil Reef-Coral Assemblages.- Biotic Turnover Events on Coral Reefs: A Probabilistic Approach.- Inferring Past Outbreaks of the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar from Scar Patterns on Coral Heads.- Influence of Terrigenous Runoff on Offshore Coral Reefs: An Example from the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico.- Fidelity of Annual Growth in Montastraea faveolata and the Recentness of Coral Bleaching in Florida.- Patterns of Reef Development and Their Implications.- Demise, Regeneration, and Survival of Some Western Atlantic Reefs During the Holocene Transgression.- Broad-Scale Patterns in Pleistocene Coral Reef Communities from the Caribbean: Implications for Ecology and Management.- Ecological Shifts along the Florida Reef Tract: The Past as a Key to the Future.- Coral Reefs and Global Change.- Extreme Climatic Events and Coral Reefs: How Much Short-Term Threat from Global Change?.- Responses of Coral Reefs to El Niñno-Southern Oscillation Sea-Warming Events.- Constraints on Predicting Coral Reef Response to Climate Change.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. 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.