Coral Reefs: An Ecosystem in Transition

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dubinsky, Zvy (Editor), Stambler, Noga (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Ecology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

This book covers in one volume materials scattered in hundreds of research articles, in most cases focusing on specialized aspects of coral biology. In addition to the latest developments in coral evolution and physiology, it presents chapters devoted to novel frontiers in coral reef research. These...

Table of Contents:

• History and perspective
• Geology and evolution
• Coral biology: symbiosis, photosynthesis and calcification
• The coral reef ecosystem: bacteria, zooplankton, algae, invertebrates, fishes and model
• Disturbances
• Conservation and management.