Download or read book Optics and Ecophysiology of Coral Reef Organisms written by Daniel Wangpraseurt and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Biology of Coral Reefs written by Charles R. C. Sheppard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined effects of human activity have led to a rapid decline in the health of reefs worldwide, with many now facing complete destruction. Their world-wide deterioration and over-exploitation has continued and even accelerated in many areas since the publication of the first edition in 2009. At the same time, there has been a near doubling in the number of scientific papers that have been written in this short time about coral reef biology and the ability to acclimate to ocean warming and acidification. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, incorporating the significant increase in knowledge gained over the last decade whilst retaining the book's focus as a concise and affordable overview of the field. The Biology of Coral Reefs provides an integrated overview of the function, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of coral reef organisms. Each chapter is enriched with a selection of 'boxes' on specific aspects written by internationally recognised experts. As with other books in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in this book is on the organisms that dominate this marine environment although pollution, conservation, climate change, and experimental aspects are also included. Indeed, particular emphasis is placed on conservation and management due to the habitat's critically endangered status. A global range of examples is employed which gives the book international relevance.

Download or read book Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs V2 written by O.A. Jones and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs, Volume II: Biology 1 discusses the major advances made in the biological aspects of coral reef problems. This book is organized into 12 chapters that cover the microbial aspects of coral reefs, the nutrition in corals, and diversity in coral reefs. The opening chapters describe the distribution and role of coral reef microorganisms, as well as the significance of bacterioplankton as a food source for the marine fauna of coral reefs. The following chapter discusses the occurrence of algae in coral reef, their competition with corals for space, and their role in reef construction. Other chapters deal with food and feeding mechanisms of corals, the role of marine antibiotics in coral reef ecology, and some chemical compounds isolated from coral reef organisms, providing evidence for marine pharmacologic activity in coral reef areas. The book also discusses some basic problems relating to the distribution and abundance of hermatypic corals on reefs. It then examines species diversity on coral reefs, variety of reef structure, and the important role of toxic materials produced by holothurians on the general ecology and physiology of coral reefs. The last chapters describe the development, feeding, and behavior of the larval stages of several coral reef asteroids. Particular emphasis is given to the larval and post-larval stages of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci. The starfish population explosions, the devastating effects on the hard coral cover of coral reefs, and causes and control of population explosions are also covered. This volume will acquaint readers with some of the exciting developments in coral reef biology and will provide information that will enable them to assess the status of research in different fields.

Download or read book Ecophysiology of Coral Reef Primary Producers written by Maggie Dorothy Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural heterogeneity and global change are key environmental drivers of ecosystem structure and function in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. At the foundation of all food webs are the primary producers, which require macronutrients and photosynthetic substrate in order to fix inorganic carbon into organic sugars and fuel energy transfer into food webs. This dissertation is an examination of the ecophysiology, or the interaction of organismal physiology with the environment, of key benthic primary producers on coral reefs. Reef-building corals and algae are the most abundant primary producers on coral reefs, and I use coarse functional groupings categorized as reef-building corals, fleshy macroalgae, calcareous macroalgae, crustose coralline algae (CCA) and turf algae assemblages. I assessed the influence of, 1) a natural gradient in inorganic nutrient availability, and, 2) simulated global change on the ecophysiology of corals and algae by functional group. The Southern Line Islands are an archipelago of islands that span the equatorial upwelling region and demonstrate predictable heterogeneity in inorganic nutrient availability. The dominant species of corals and algae demonstrated higher pigment concentrations and photosynthetic efficiency across the archipelago as a function of increasing inorganic nutrient concentrations. This suggests that natural fluxes of inorganic nutrients have an important positive influence on primary producers. I then conducted laboratory experiments on Palmyra Atoll and in Moorea, French Polynesia to test the effects of ocean acidification (OA) and warming on different functional groups of algae. Across a suite of species, OA increased the growth of fleshy macroalgae and turf algae assemblages, but decreased growth and calcification of calcareous macroalgae and CCA. Ocean acidification had a stronger effect than warming on the biomass of turf algae assemblages. Positive effects of OA on turf algae metabolism were increased by warming. These findings suggest that fleshy and calcifying algae respond differently to global change stressors. Ocean acidification has the potential to increase growth and productivity of fleshy algae, while concurrently decreasing growth and calcification of calcifying algae. Anthropogenic activities are increasingly altering the natural environment, and the results of this dissertation improve our ability to predict the response of corals and algae to increasing exposure to nutrients, OA and warming in the near-future ocean.

Download or read book The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs written by Peter F. Sale and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the ecology of coral reef fishes presented by top researchers from North America and Australia. Immense strides have been made over the past twenty years in our understanding of ecological systems in general and of reef fish ecology in particular. Many of the methodologies that reef fish ecologists use in their studies will be useful to a wider audience of ecologists for the design of their ecological studies. Significant among the impacts of the research on reef fish ecology are the development of nonequilibrium models of community organization, more emphasis on the role of recruitment variability in structuring local assemblages, the development and testing of evolutionary models of social organization and reproductive biology, and new insights into predator-prey and plant-herbivore interactions.

Download or read book Coral Reef Fishes written by Peter F. Sale and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2002-05-15 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Insects is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Articles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets. Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization. Important for ecosystem health, they have infl.

Download or read book Coral Reef Ecology written by I︠U︡. I. Sorokin and published by Springer. This book was released on 1993-12-21 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral reef communities are among the most complex, mature and productive ecosystems on earth. Their activity resulted in the creation of vast lime constructions. Being extremely productive and having the function of a powerful biofilter, coral reefs play an important role in global biogeochemical processes and in the reproduction of food resources in tropical marine regions. All aspects of coral reef science are covered systematically and on the basis of a holistic ecosystem approach. The geological history of coral reefs, their geomorphology as well as biology including community structure of reef biota, their functional characteristics, physiological aspects, biogeochemical metabolism, energy balance, environmental problems and management of resources are treated in detail.

Download or read book The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms written by Walter M. Goldberg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reefs provide a wealth of opportunity for learning about biological and ecosystem processes, and reef biology courses are among the most popular in marine biology and zoology departments the world over. Walter M. Goldberg has taught one such course for years, and he marshals that experience in the pages of The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms. Goldberg examines the nature not only of coral reefs—the best known among types of reefs—but also of sponge reefs, worm reefs, and oyster reefs, explaining the factors that influence their growth, distribution, and structure. A central focus of the book is reef construction, and Goldberg details the plants and animals that form the scaffold of the reef system and allow for the attachment and growth of other organisms, including those that function as bafflers, binders, and cementing agents. He also tours readers through reef ecology, paleontology, and biogeography, all of which serve as background for the problems reefs face today and the challenge of their conservation. Visually impressive, profusely illustrated, and easy to read, The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms offers a fascinating introduction to reef science and will appeal to students and instructors of marine biology, comparative zoology, and oceanography.

Download or read book Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs Biology 1 written by Owen Arthur Jones and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ecology of Deep and Shallow Coral Reefs written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diseases of Coral written by Cheryl M. Woodley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral disease is quickly becoming a crisis to the health and management of the world’s coral reefs. There is a great interest from many in preserving coral reefs. Unfortunately, the field of epizootiology is disorganized and lacks a standard vocabulary, methods, and diagnostic techniques, and tropical marine scientists are poorly trained in wildlife pathology, veterinary medicine, and epidemiology. Diseases of Coral will help to rectify this situation.

Download or read book Coral Reefs of the Red Sea written by Christian R. Voolstra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a complete review and reference work for scientists, engineers, and students concerned with coral reefs in the Red Sea. It provides an up-to-date review on the geology, ecology, and physiology of coral reef ecosystems in the Red Sea, including data from most recent molecular studies. The Red Sea harbours a set of unique ecological characteristics, such as high temperature, high alkalinity, and high salinity, in a quasi-isolated environment. This makes it a perfect laboratory to study and understand adaptation in regard to the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems. This book can be used as a general reference, guide, or textbook.

Download or read book The Ecology of Coral Reefs Vol 3 written by Marjorie L. Reaka and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ecology of Coral Reefs, Vol. 3: Results of a Workshop on Coral Reef Ecology Held by the American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1983 Ronald Karlson summarizes the conclusions of his discussion section on a related topic, life history patterns. An emerging body of research demonstrates that the observed growth rates, form, and longevity of corals along depth gradients result from complex interactions between physical light and wave disturbance) and biotic variables. Recent research shows that sublethal phenomena such as injuries due to physical and biotic agents have significant implications for growth and reproduction in many sessile reef organisms. These processes can vary significantly in different habitats. This discussion group also addressed the important topic of ecological and evolutionary patterns in solitary vs. Colonial organisms on coral reefs. The importance of fission, fusion, and fragmentation (and thus of colony size) in both solitary and colonial species received particular attention as a productive avenue for future research. Mark Hixon lead the discussion section on community structure and function. Coral reef ecologists have been in the forefront of the debate on whether communities are organized by stable predictable processes or whether they merely represent independent populations in shifting states of disequilibria. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Oceanographic Ecology of Coral Reefs written by Alexander Sydney John Wyatt and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Truncated abstract] Coral reefs worldwide are under increasing pressure from climate change, acidification, habitat destruction and over fishing. Given that reefs support some of the highest biodiversity and provide a large range of ecosystem goods and services, improved understanding of the factors controlling their productivity and function at an ecosystem level should be a high priority. This thesis explores how reef level biogeochemistry, and the trophic ecology of some reef organisms, may be influenced by oceanographic processes over broad temporal and spatial scales. The high productivity of coral reefs in an oligotrophic environment was historically attributed to tight recycling of nutrients, with reef ecosystems appearing to be neither a net source nor sink of nutrients. However, as this thesis emphasizes, there is now evidence that reefs may be highly biogeochemically dynamic in both space and time, depending on the input of allochthonous (oceanic) nutrients and releasing autochthonous (internally produced) nutrients at appreciable rates. At Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, the rate of phytoplanktonderived particulate organic nitrogen (PON) uptake we observed (2 5 mmol PON m 2 d 1) confirms that allochthonous particulate organic matter (POM) may supply a large proportion of the N missing in previous reef nitrogen budgets. Further, the estimated release of autochthonous dissolved N, as high as 18 mmol NOx m 2 d 1, increased significantly when the supply of allochthonous POM was high. This suggests that recycling may indeed be a significant processes, albeit driven by the supply of allochthonous POM and its remineralisation by reef organisms. As well as dissolved N, the reef released POM at an estimated rate on the same order of magnitude as allochthonous POM uptake (e.g. ~6 8 mmol PON m 2 d 1). Marked increases in carbon (C) isotope and C:N ratios of POM across the reef, coupled with isotope modelling, confirmed the dynamic allochthonous autochthonous POM exchange and the influence of potentially carbon rich reef sources such as coral mucus, fish faeces and macroalgae. The organism level significance of reef level POM dynamics was demonstrated in several studies using stable isotopes. Uptake of labelled plankton by experimental Hawaiian reef communities supported the importance of cryptic suspension feeders in rapidly incorporating allochthonous POM, as well as a potentially large role for non indigenous species. Isotopic changes in fish tissues across Ningaloo highlighted the potential for community level shifts in resource utilisation and suggested that back reef habitats and juvenile fishes may be particularly dependent on autochthonous nutrient production. The simultaneous uptake of allochthonous and release of autochthonous nutrients has several broad ecological implications. Firstly, Ningaloo is particularly likely to depend on oceanic nutrient supply, which was highly variable at daily to seasonal, and possibly interannual, time scales in response to the dynamics of Western Australia s regional current system. Acceleration of the downwelling favourable Leeuwin Current (LC) in the autumn doubled POM supply to the reef, while sporadic upwelling associated with the Ningaloo Current more than tripled dissolved N supply in the summer...

Download or read book Coral Reef Ecology written by Yuri I.. Sorokin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coral and Coral Reefs written by Thomas Henry Huxley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, informative study of how red and white coral reefs grow in different oceanic environments was published in 1870. The famous Darwinist Thomas Henry Huxley presented pure facts and logic in an engaging style through this work.

Download or read book Coral Reef Ecology written by Yuri I Sorokin and published by . This book was released on 1995-12-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: