Life and Death of Coral Reefs, Charles Birkeland

Автор: Nemer Narchi; Lisa Leimar Price
Название: Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs
ISBN: 3319237624 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319237626
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book explores the ethnobiology of corals by examining the various ways in which humans, past and present, have exploited and taken care of coral and coralline habitats. Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs establishes an intimate bond between the audience and the wonder of corals and their importance to humankind.

Автор: Charles Birkeland
Название: Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene
ISBN: 9401772487 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401772488
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This volume investigates the effects of human activities on coral reefs, which provide important life-supporting systems to surrounding natural and human communities. It examines the self-reinforcing ecological, economic and technological mechanisms that degrade coral reef ecosystems around the world. Topics include reefs and limestones in Earth history; the interactions between corals and their symbiotic algae; diseases of coral reef organisms; the complex triangle between reef fishes, seaweeds and corals; coral disturbance and recovery in a changing world. In addition, the authors take key recent advances in DNA studies into account which provides new insights into the population biology, patterns of species distributions, recent evolution and vulnerabilities to environmental stresses. These DNA analyses also provide new understandings of the limitations of coral responses and scales of management necessary to sustain coral reefs in their present states. Coral reefs have been essential sources of food, income and resources to humans for millennia. This book details the delicate balance that exists within these ecosystems at all scales, from geologic time to cellular interactions and explores how recent global and local changes influence this relationship. It will serve as an indispensable resource for all those interested in learning how human activities have affected this vital ecosystem around the world.

Автор: Martin Hovland
Название: Deep-water Coral Reefs
ISBN: 9400794975 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400794979
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This volume provides a comprehensive and thorough scientific analysis and documentation of deep-water coral reefs around the world, highlighting the general geological implications for the understanding of ancient coral and carbonate reefs.