Oceanographic processes of coral reefs : physical and biological links in the Great Barrier Reef / edited by Eric Wolanski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolanski, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coral reef ecology--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).

Coral reef ecology.

Australia.

Coral reef biology--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).

Coral reef biology.

Oceanography--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).

Oceanography.

Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).

Physical Description:

356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. ; London : CRC Press, [2001]

Summary:

This book demonstrates the relevance of science and the need of science in planning the future of the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide. The book emphasizes multi-disciplinary processes, l.e. physical and biological links, as these emerge as the dominant forces shaping and controlling the ecosystem. It draws heavily on experience with coral reefs in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. A CD-ROM accompanies the book with spectacular video clips and computer visualization of linked ecological and physical processes.

Contents:

Introduction: Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs / David Suzuki

Chapter 1 The Place of Science and Technology in the Wise Management of the Great Barrier Reef / Joe Baker 1

Chapter 2 Physics-Biology Links in the Great Barrier Reef / Eric Wolanski 7

Chapter 3 Landcover and Water Quality in River Catchments of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park / Andrew K.L. Johnson, Robert G.V. Bramley, Christian H. Roth 19

Chapter 4 Runoff of Terrestrial Sediment and Nutrients into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area / Miles Furnas, Alan Mitchell 37

Chapter 5 Water Circulation in Managroves, and Its Implications for Biodiversity / Eric Wolanski, Yoshihiro Mazda, Keita Furukawa, Peter Ridd, Johnson Kitheka, Simon Spagnol, Thomas Stieglitz 53

Chapter 6 Muddy Coastal Waters and Depleted Mangrove Coastlines

Depleted Seagrass and Coral Reefs / Norman C. Duke, Eric Wolanski 77

Chapter 7 The Effects of Siltation on Tropical Coastal Ecosystems / Miguel Fortes 93

Chapter 8 Modelling and Visualising Interactions between Natural Disturbances and Eutrophication as Causes of Coral Reef Degradation / Laurence J. McCook, Eric Wolanski, Simon Spagnol 113

Chapter 9 Biodiversity on the Great Barrier Reef: Large-Scale Patterns and Turbidity-Related Local Loss of Soft Coral Taxa / Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De'ath 127

Chapter 10 River Plume Dynamics in the Central Great Barrier Reef / Brian King, Felicity McAllister, Eric Wolanski, Terry Done, Simon Spagnol 145

Chapter 11 Connectivity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

An Overview of Pathways and Processes / Mike Cappo, Russell Kelley 161

Chapter 12 A Model of the Ecosystem, and Associated Penaeid Prawn Community, in the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef / Neil A. Gribble 189

Chapter 13 The Effects of Water Flow around Coral Reefs on the Distribution of Pre-Settlement fish (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) / John H. Carleton, Richard Brinkman, Peter J. Doherty 209

Chapter 14 Topographic Steering by Coral Reef Assemblages / Simon Spagnol, Eric Wolanski, Eric Deleersnjider 231

Chapter 15 Environmental Factors Influencing the Activity of Black Marlin / Peter Speare, Craig R. Steinberg 237

Chapter 16 Ocean Nutrients to Sediment Banks via Tidal Jets and Halimeda Meadows / Edward A. Drew 255

Chapter 17 Climate Variability and Change on the Great Barrier Reef / Janice M. Lough 269

Chapter 18 The Sea Surface Temperature Story on the Great Barrier Reef during the Coral Bleaching Event of 1998 / William Skirving, John Guinotte 301

Chapter 19 The Challenges of Coral Reef Management in Indonesia / Ian M. Dutton, Dietrich G. Bengen, J. Johnnes Tulungen 315

Chapter 20 Will the Great Barrier Reef Survive Human Impact? / Frank H. Talbot 331.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

084930833X

OCLC:

45064565