Mesophotic coral ecosystems / Yossi Loya, Kimberly A. Puglise, Tom C.L. Bridge, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loya, Yossi, editor.

Puglise, K. A., editor.

Bridge, Tom C. L., editor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 12.

Coral reefs of the world ; volume 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coral reef ecology.

Corals--Ecology.

Corals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 1003 pages).

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Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

System Details:

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Contents:

Part I: Introduction

1. Mesophotic coral ecosystems: Introduction and Overview

Part II: Regional Variation in Mesophotic Corarl Ecosystems

2. Bermuda

3. The Bahamas and Cayman Islands

4. Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A.

5. The Mesoamerican Reef

6. Discovery Bay, Jamaica

7. Puerto Rico

8. The United States Virgin Islands

9. Bonaire and Curaçao

10. Brazil

11. The Red Sea

12. The Chagos Archipelago

13. Ryukyus Islands, Japan

14. Taiwan

15. The Philippines

16. Palau

17. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

18. Papua New Guinea

19. North West Australia

20. The Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

21. Fiji. -22. American Samoa. -23. Cook Islands

24. French Polynesia

25. The Hawaiian Archipelago

26. Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, Eastern Tropical Pacific

27. Chile and Salas y Gómez Ridge

Part III: Environments, Biodiversity, and Ecology of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems.

28. The mesophotic coral microbial biosphere

29. Macroalgae

30. Symbiodinium genetic diversity and symbiosis with hosts from shallow to mesophotic coral ecosystems

31. Large benthic foraminifera in low-light environments

32. Sponges

33. Biodiversity of reef-building, scleractinian corals

34. Reef-building corals of the upper mesophotic zone of the central Indo-west

Pacific

35. Sexual reproduction of scleractinian corals in mesophotic coral ecosystems vs. shallow reefs. -36. Coral sclerochronology: similarities and differences in the coral isotopic signatures between mesophotic and shallow reefs

37. Antipatharians of the mesophotic zone: four case studies

38. Octocorals of the Indo-Pacific

39. Gorgonian corals

40. Fishes: Biodiversity

41. Disease problems

42. Light, temperature, photosynthesis, heterotrophy, and the lower depth

limits of mesophotic coral ecosystems

43. Bioerosion

44. Geology and geomorphology

Part IV: Are Shallow and Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Conne cted?

45. Beyond the 'deep reef refuge hypothesis: a conceptual framework to characterize persistence at depth

46. Coral ecosystem connectivity between Pulley Ridge and the Florida Keys

Part V: Conservation, Management, and Threats to Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

47. Disturbance in mesophotic coral ecosystems nd linkages to conservation and management

48. Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles ): distribution, impact, and Management

49. Ecosystem Services of mesophotic coral reefs and a call for better accounting

Part VI: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Research: Technologies and Future Directions

50. Advanced Technical Diving

51. Underwater robotic technology for imaging mesophotic coral ecosystems

52. Key questions for research and conservation of mesophotic coral ecosystems and temperate mesophotic ecosystems.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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9783319927350

3319927353

Publisher Number:

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