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Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology Richard B. Aronson

Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology By Richard B. Aronson

Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology by Richard B. Aronson

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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.

Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology Summary

Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology by Richard B. Aronson

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.

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The editor has brought together as contributors 19 well-known coral-reef workers, including both biologists and geoscientists. At the end of the book there is a comprehensive index of over 650 items....the book represents a very good summary of current directions in reef ecology research, based on geological or historic approaches, including modern techniques and, for the most part, state-of-the-art knowledge. The book also includes a number of studies that make it quite clear that coral reefs are not only in decline, but that the decline is to a large part caused by human disturbance, and that we need to take actions to decelerate this process. I can highly recommend this book to both reef scientists and students of reef systems, either with a biological and a geoscientific background. (Eberhard Gischler, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology presents a historical perspective on contemporary natural and human-induced impacts on reef systems ... . The book is well presented, and its content is a welcome addition to coral reef literature. ... highlights the value of geological approaches in contextualizing reef ecology, and it should be of great interest to all reef scientists and students of coral reefs, particularly those with a keen interest in the Caribbean reef province. (Paul Kench, Eos, Vol. 89 (38), 2008)

About Richard B. Aronson

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.

Table of Contents

Dedication Preface Part I Coral Reefs in Context: The Changing Fate of Coral Reefs: Lessons from the Deep Past.- Part II Detecting Critical Events: Taphonomy: Detecting Critical Events in Fossil Reef-Coral Assemblages.- Species Turnover on Coral Reefs: A Probabilistic Approach.- Past Seastar Outbreaks Inferred from Scar Patterns on Reef-Coral Heads.- Influence of Terrigenous Runoff on Offshore 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.- Part III 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: Implications for Ecology and Management.- Ecological Shifts Along the Florida Reef Tract: The Past is the Key to the Future.- Part IV 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 Nino-Southern Oscillation Sea-Warming Events.- Constraints on Predicting Coral Reef Response to Global Change.

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NLS9781441922113
9781441922113
1441922113
Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology by Richard B. Aronson
Richard B. Aronson
Ecological Studies
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2011-08-11
444
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