The biology of reefs and reef organisms /
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| Author / Creator: | Goldberg, Walter M., author. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013. ©2013 |
| Description: | vii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9345151 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. An Introduction to the Structure and Formation of Modern Reefs
- The Nature and Origins of Reefs
- Frame Reef Formation and Structure
- Bioerosion
- Reef Growth and the Carbonate Budget
- Pluses and Minuses
- Coral Reefs
- Limits to Coral Reef Distribution
- Types of Reefs
- Reef Zonation
- The Evolution of Modern Reefs
- Tectonic Forces
- Sea Level Changes and Reef Growth
- 2. Reef Minerals and Mineralization
- Calcium Carbonates
- A Little Crystallography
- Biomineralization
- 3. Reef Cyanobacteria
- Overview
- Cyanobacterial Form and Function
- Rock and Reef-Associated Cyanobacteria
- Bioerosion
- Calcifying Cyanobacteria
- Stromatolite Formation
- Trapping the Sediment
- Cementing the Record
- Nitrogen Fixation and Trophic Relationships
- 4. Reef Algae and Foraminiferans
- Overview
- The Chlorophyta
- Endolithic Microalgae
- Halimeda, an Extraordinary Calcifying Macrophyte
- Reproduction in Halimeda and Other Chlorophytes
- The Biology of Some Other Calcareous Chlorophytes
- Brown Algae
- Red Algae
- Red Algal Calcification
- Contributions of Crustose Corallines to Reef Structure
- Trophic Relationships
- Turf Algae
- Foraminiferida
- 5. Reef Sponges
- Overview
- Groups of Sponges and Their Skeletal Structures
- Glass Sponges
- Demosponges
- Calcisponges
- The Structural and Functional Roles of Sponges on Reefs
- Reef Growth and Recovery: Binding and Stabilization
- Bioeroding Sponges
- Hexactinellid Reefs
- Modern and Ancient Coralline Sponges
- Trophic Dynamics and Ecological Interactions
- The Aquiferous System and Sponge Feeding
- Microbial Symbionts
- Predation and Sponge Chemistry
- Sponges as Habitats
- 6. Reef Corals and Their Allies
- Overview
- Reef Hydrozoa
- The Milleporid Corals
- Stylasterines
- Introduction to the Anthozoa
- Uncalcified Reef Anthozoans
- Sea Anemones
- Zoantharians and Corallimorpharians
- Antipatharians
- Calcified Anthozoans
- The Scleractinians
- The Octocorals
- Deep-sea Corals and Coral Reefs
- Coral Reproduction
- Asexual Modes
- Sexual Modes
- 7. Annelids and Sipunculans
- Overview
- Free-moving Polychaetes
- Tubicolous and Burrowing Polychaetes
- Polychaete Bioeroders
- Polychaete Reproduction
- Sipunculans
- 8. Reef Mollusca
- Overview
- Mollusc Shell Structure
- Pearls
- Molluscs as Carbonate Builders, Borers, and Scrapers
- The Polyplacophora
- The Gastropoda
- Bivalves
- Reef-building Bivalves
- Endolithic Bivalves
- Ancient Rudist Bivalves
- 9. Reef Lophophorate and Protochordate Phyla
- The Bryozoa
- Overview
- Reef Bryozoa
- The Vicissitudes of the Ancient Bryozoa
- Brachiopods
- Overview
- Brachiopods on Reefs
- Tunicates
- Overview
- Didemnid Ascidians
- 10. Reef Crustacea
- Overview
- The Maxillopoda
- Copepoda
- Cirripedia
- The Malacostraca
- Decapod Crustaceans
- Shrimps
- Brachyuran Crabs
- Hermit Crabs
- Coral-Decapod Communities
- 11. Reef Echinoderms
- Overview
- Echinoidea
- Diadema
- Echinometra
- Eucidaris
- Asteroidea
- The Crown of Thorns
- Oreasterids
- Reef Crinoids
- Symbionts
- Crinoid Paleobiology
- 12. The Effect of Feeding by Reef Fishes on Corals and Coral Reefs
- Overview
- Coral Reef Herbivores
- Herbivory and its Deterrence
- Nominal Herbivory
- The Special Role of Scarine Fishes
- The Scrapers
- The Excavators
- The Browsers
- Food Milling by Parrotfishes
- Corallivorous Damselfishes and Their Gardens
- Fishes That Perch or Live on Corals
- Benthic Predatory Fishes: Their Influence on Corals and Coral Reefs
- Corallivorous and Other Durophagous Fishes
- 13. A Brief History of Reefs and Corals
- Microbialite Reefs of the Precambrian
- Reefs of the Paleozoic Era
- The Cambrian
- The Ordovician
- Silurian Reefs
- Devonian Reefs
- Carboniferous Reefs
- Permian Reefs
- Reefs of the Mesozoic Era
- The Triassic
- Jurassic Reefs
- The Cretaceous and the Rise of the Rudista
- Reefs of the Cenozoic Era
- The Paleocene Epoch, 65-56 Mya
- The Eocene and Oligocene Epochs, 56-23 Mya
- The Miocene Epoch, 23-5 Mya
- The Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs, 5 Mya-11.7 kya
- Are Ancient Reefs the Key to the Present?
- 14. Ecology, Diversity, and Biogeography of Coral Reefs
- Different Types of Diversity
- Diversity and Life Cycle Processes
- Spawning Mode, Dispersal, and Connectivity
- Connectivity
- Getting There and Staying There
- Diversity and Coexistence
- Diversity at Geographic Scales: Biogeography
- Hotspots and the Role of Commonness and Rarity in Coral Reef
- Biodiversity
- The Coral Triangle
- Departure from the Coral Triangle
- Crossing the Pacific
- The Western Atlantic and the Greater Caribbean
- The Brazilian Province
- The Tropical Eastern Atlantic
- 15. Reefs Now and in the Next 100 Years
- Climate Change
- The Global Carbon Cycle
- Global Public Goods Gone Bad
- The Impacts of Increased Dissolved CO2
- The Biology of Coral Bleaching and Disease
- Types and Causes of Coral Bleaching
- Recovery from Bleaching
- Coral Disease
- Direct and Indirect Effects of Human Activities on Reefs
- Destructive Fishing Practices
- Overfishing
- Fishing on Deep Sea Coral Reefs
- Coral Mining
- Loss of Water Quality
- 16. Reef Resilience, Loss of Biodiversity, and the Role of Conservation
- Acclimatization, Resistance, and Avoidance
- Resilience and Phase Shifts
- Functional Redundancy, Species Richness, and Resilience
- Synergies and Loss of Resilience
- Jamaica: A Case History
- Early Warning?
- Stemming the Tide: Sanctuaries, Reserves, and Marine Protected Areas
- Protection is Relative
- Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas in the United States
- The World's Largest Marine Protected Area
- Design and Function of Marine Reserves
- Results of Protection
- Reserve Sites
- Reserve Maturity and Size
- Reserve Networks
- Stepping Stones, Corridors, and Habitat Diversity
- Loss of Connectivity
- Are Reserves Enough?
- What Must be Done
- Appendices
- I. Wentworth Scale (Grain Size)
- II. Coral Reefs of the World (a-d)
- III. Zooxanthellae Clade Distribution
- IV. Geological Time Scale
- V. Taxa Referred to in This Text
- Glossary
- Index