Corals and reefs : from the beginning to an uncertain future / Bertrand Martin-Garin, Lucien F. Montaggioni.
Martin-Garin, Bertrand, author.; Montaggioni, L. F., author.
2023
QH541.5.C7 M37 2023
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Title
Corals and reefs : from the beginning to an uncertain future / Bertrand Martin-Garin, Lucien F. Montaggioni.
Author
Martin-Garin, Bertrand, author.
ISBN
9783031168871 electronic book
3031168879 electronic book
3031168860
9783031168864
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16887-1
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-16887-1 doi
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QH541.5.C7 M37 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification
577.7/890913
Summary
The health status and future of tropical coral reefs, as tourist destinations, are regularly subjected to media coverage. Many documentaries recognize the natural beauty and biological richness of the Australian Great Barrier Reef and French Polynesian lagoons, but point to the equally significant risk that would result from current global warming and human-made hazards. The future of coral reefs is usually a matter of death foretold, real or purely imaginary. In this context, it has become necessary to differentiate between what is falling within reality of scientific facts or fantasy. To this end, the present general review, in the expert translation of Charlotte Fontan aims at: (1) defining the conditions and life requirements of reefbuilding corals; (2) the history of corals along with that of a number of associated, skeletal organisms involved in reef building since the very beginning, i.e. the last 540 million years, including the ups and downs they have experienced; (3) giving special reference to the development patterns of recent and modern reefs; (4) projecting corals and reefs into a still unknown future. Understanding how corals and reefs have originated, how they have been able to face the major biological crises which have punctuated the Earths history, how they have survived is a prerequisite to better gain a significant picture of their future.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 10, 2023).
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Montaggioni, L. F., author.
Series
Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 16.
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CORALS AND REEFS.
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1: Introduction: The Reef Phenomenon
2: Into the Intimacy of Corals, Builders of the Sea; 2.1 Taxonomic Affiliation; 2.2 Morphology and Anatomy; 2.3 Symbiosis; 2.4 Biomineralisation; 2.5 Nutrition
3: The Modern Times; 3.1 Biozonation; 3.2 Reef Morphotypes; 3.3 Geographical Distribution; 3.4 Reef Growth; 3.5 Morpho-Sedimentary Processes; 3.6 Internal Structure; 3.7 A Brief History of Reef Development; 3.8 Record of Environmental Changes
4: The Long March of Corals; 4.1 The Time of the Origins; 4.2 The Time of Diversification
5: The Highs and Lows of the Reef Phenomenon; 5.1 Causes; 5.2 The Main Biological Crises; 5.3 The Response of Corals and Reefs to Crises: From Extinction to Recovery; 5.4 Conclusions
6: Coral Reefs in the Face of Their Fate; 6.1 Disruptive Agents in Action; 6.2 The Response of Corals and Coral Reefs; 6.3 The Evolution of Coral Islets

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