Coral reefs of the Red Sea / editors, Christian R. Voolstra and Michael L. Berumen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Voolstra, Christian R., editor.

Berumen, Michael L., editor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 11.

Coral reefs of the world ; volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coral reef biology--Red Sea.

Coral reef biology.

Coral reefs and islands--Red Sea.

Coral reefs and islands.

Red Sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : color illustrations.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro; Preface; Contents; 1: The Red Sea: Environmental Gradients Shape a Natural Laboratory in a Nascent Ocean; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Physical Environment of the Red Sea; 1.3 Nutrients and Productivity in the Red Sea; 1.4 Gene Flow and Genetic Diversity in the Red Sea; 1.5 Biogeography of Red Sea Organisms; References; 2: Environmental Setting for Reef Building in the Red Sea; 2.1 Geology and Reef Morphology; 2.2 Atmospheric Setting; 2.3 Marine Environment; 2.3.1 Basin-Scale Circulation; 2.3.2 Mesoscale Processes - Basin Eddies; 2.3.3 Wind-Driven Flow; 2.3.4 Sea Level Motions

2.3.4.1 Seasonal Sea Level Variations2.3.4.2 Intermediate Band Sea Level Variations; 2.3.4.3 Tides; 2.3.5 Surface Waves; 2.3.6 Water Properties; 2.3.7 Oxygen and Nutrients; 2.3.8 Light and Chlorophyll Distribution; 2.4 The Carbonate System; 2.5 Summary and Conclusions; References; 3: Ecophysiology of Reef-Building Corals in the Red Sea; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Red Sea as a Historic Area of Research on Coral Reef Ecosystems and Coral Physiology; 3.3 Environmental Conditions in the Red Sea That Affect Coral Physiology

3.4 Red Sea Corals Maintain Efficient Photosynthesis Across Depth and Geographical Gradients3.5 Coral Calcification Rates Peak During Spring Season in the Red Sea; 3.6 Nutrient Cycling Sustains Coral Holobiont Productivity in the Nutrient-Poor Waters of the Red Sea; 3.7 Coral Reproduction Follows Latitudinal Water Temperature Regimes in the Red Sea; 3.8 Deep-Sea Corals in the Red Sea Illustrate Remarkable Physiological Plasticity of Azooxanthellate Corals; 3.9 'Symbiomics'-Elucidating Coral Function Using Holobiont Genomics and Model System-Based Approaches; References

4: Microbial Communities of Red Sea Coral Reefs4.1 Reef Microbe Studies in the Red Sea; 4.2 Coral Reef Waters and Sediments; 4.2.1 Coral Reef Picoplankton; 4.2.1.1 Abundance of Major Reef Picoplankton Groups; 4.2.1.2 Diversity of Reef Picoplankton; 4.2.1.3 Reef Organisms Alter the Picoplankton Community; 4.2.2 Reef Sand-Associated Microorganisms; 4.2.2.1 Drivers of Microbial Community Variations in Reef Sands; 4.3 Microbial Associations with Reef Animals; 4.3.1 Coral Associated Microbes; 4.3.1.1 Diversity of Coral Associated Microbes

4.3.1.2 Factors Structuring Coral-Associated Bacterial Communities4.3.1.3 Microbes and Coral Disease; 4.3.2 Sponge Associated Microbes; 4.3.3 Reef Fish Associated Microbes; 4.3.3.1 Overview; 4.3.3.2 Studies on Coral Reef Fish Microbiota; 4.3.3.3 Studies in the Red Sea; 4.3.3.4 Gut Microbiota of Red Sea Reef Fishes; 4.3.3.5 Regional Specificity in the Red Sea Gut Microbiota; 4.4 Conclusions; References; 5: Symbiodiniaceae Diversity in Red Sea Coral Reefs & Coral Bleaching; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Symbiodiniaceae Taxonomy and Phylogeny- Challenges in Diversity Analyses

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 9, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783030058029

3030058026

Publisher Number:

99981510983

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.