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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.
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.
1: Coral reefs: biodiverse and productive tropical ecosystems
2: The main reef builders and space occupiers
3: The abiotic environment
4: Symbiotic interactions
5: Microbial, microalgal, and planktonic reef life
6: Reef fishes: evolution, diversity, and function
7: Reef fisheries and reef aquaculture
8: Coral reefs in the modern world
9: Consequences to reefs of changing environmental stress
10: The future, human population, and management
Professor Charles Sheppard has spent over 40 years researching the
ecology of coral reefs and their role in supporting islands and
coastal communities. He is interested especially in effects of
pollution and climate change on tropical marine systems, has been
Editor of the scientific journal Marine Pollution Bulletin for 23
years, and now is Editor of Advances in Marine Biology. He is now
Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick and was awarded the
OBE for
his work in conservation in the Indian Ocean.
Professor Simon Davy is a specialist in the fields of coral-algal
symbiosis and coral disease. He studied for his PhD at Bangor
University. He then conducted postdoctoral research at the Harbor
Branch Oceanographic Institution in Florida and the University of
Sydney, before holding faculty positions at the University of
Plymouth and now Victoria University of Wellington, where he is
Head of the School of Biological Sciences. He is also President of
the International Symbiosis Society and a
topic editor for the scientific journal Coral Reefs.
Dr. Graham Pilling has over 20 years experience in applied
fisheries science to support management, and has gained practical
experience in tropical and coral reef ecosystems, including in the
Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf, and Pacific Ocean. His work has focused
on stock assessment, evaluating feasible management approaches for
fisheries at a range of geographic scales, and the implications of
climate change for coral reef ecosystem services. He currently
holds the post of Principal Fisheries
Scientist at the SPC Oceanic Fisheries Programme in New Caledonia.
Professor Nicholas Graham's research tackles large-scale ecological
and social-ecological coral reef issues under the overarching
themes
of climate change, human use, and resilience. Increasingly he works
with social scientists and economists to assess methods of linking
social-ecological systems for natural resource assessment and
management.
Readers seeking a comprehensive but not-too-pithy introduction to
coral reefs will find this book ideal... Recommended.
*CHOICE*
A must for coral reef biologists
*Bert W. Hoeksema, Marine Biology Research*
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