Coral Reefs at the Crossroads

Dennis K. Hubbard, Caroline S. Rogers, Jere H. Lipps, Jr. Stanley George D. (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2018 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-024-1383-0 (ISBN)

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In this book, contributors from diverse backgrounds take a first step toward an integrated view of reefs and the significance of their recent decline. More than any other earth system, coral reefs sit at a disciplinary crossroads. Most recently, they have reached another crossroads - fundamental changes in their bio-physical structure greater than those of previous centuries or even millennia. Effective strategies to mitigate recent trends will require an approach that embraces the myriad perspectives from across the scientific landscape, but will also need a mechanism to transform scientific understanding into social will and political implementation.

Dennis K. Hubbard Department of Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA Caroline S. Rogers US Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Caribbean Field Station, St. John, VI, USA Jere H. Lipps John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA, USA, and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA George D. Stanley, Jr. Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula MT, USA

1. Coral reefs at the Crossroads.- 2. Coral Calcification and Ocean Acidification.- 3. Photosymbiosis in Past and Present Reefs.- 4. Bioerosion on Modern Reefs: Impacts and Responses Under Changing Ecological and Environmental Conditions.- 5. Sponge Contributions to the Geology and Biology of Reefs: Past, Present, and Future.- 6. The Changing Face of Reef Building.- 7. Stability of Reef-Coral Assemblages in the Quaternary.- 8. Reefs Through Time: An Evolutionary View.- 9. Climate Change, Ocean Chemistry, and the Evolution of Reefs through Time.- 10. Living and Mineral Reefs: Are They Comparable and What Ecological Information is Preserved?.- 11. Physical and Biological Drivers of Coral-Reef Dynamics.- 12. Measuring, Interpreting, and Responding To Changes in Coral Reefs: A Challenge for Biologists, Geologists and Managers.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.08.2018
Reihe/Serie	Coral Reefs of the World ; 6
Zusatzinfo	68 Illustrations, color; 43 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 300 p. 111 illus., 68 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Schlagworte	Coral reef accretion • Coral reef ecology • Coral reef geology • Coral reef management • coral reefs
ISBN-10	94-024-1383-9 / 9402413839
ISBN-13	978-94-024-1383-0 / 9789402413830
Zustand	Neuware