Coral Reef Ecology

By: Yuri I. Sorokin

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Coral reef communities are among the most complex, mature and productive ecosystems on earth. Their activity resulted in the creation of vast lime constructions. Being extremely productive and having the function of a powerful biofilter, coral reefs play an important role in global biogeochemical processes and in the reproduction of food resources in tropical marine regions. All aspects of coral reef science are covered systematically and on the basis of a holistic ecosystem approach. The geological history of coral reefs, their geomorphology as well as biology including community structure of reef biota, their functional characteristics, physiological aspects, biogeochemical metabolism, energy balance, environmental problems and management of resources are treated in detail.

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Introduction	p. 1
Reef Lime Constructions	p. 4
Geological History, Features of Geomorphology	p. 4
Biological Factors of Formation and Erosion	p. 17
Bottom Sediments	p. 28
Reef Environments	p. 34
Hydrodynamics and Thermohaline Features of Reef Waters	p. 34
Nutrients	p. 45
Organic Matter in Reef Waters	p. 65
Plankton in Coral-Reef Waters	p. 73
Bacterioplankton	p. 73
Phytoplankton	p. 90
Zooplankton	p. 104
Benthic Microflora, Periphyton and Plant Associations	p. 127
Bacteria and Microalgae in Reef Bottom Sediments	p. 127
Periphytonic Overgrowth	p. 137
Bottom Plant Associations	p. 143
Reef Zoobenthos	p. 161
Molluscs	p. 161
Sponges	p. 173
Wormlike Animals	p. 181
Benthic Crustaceans	p. 188
Reef Echinoderms	p. 194
Tunicates	p. 201
Bryozoans	p. 203
Foraminifera and Other Benthic Protozoa	p. 204
Insects	p. 208
Distribution, Communities Structure and Abundance	p. 208
Coral Reef Fish	p. 215
Introduction, Diversity, Taxonomy	p. 215
Communities Structure, Abundance, Distribution	p. 221
Feeding of Reef Fish	p. 229
Aspects of Behaviour	p. 238
Propagation of Reef Fish	p. 245
Conclusion	p. 249
Communities of Corals in Reef Ecosystems	p. 250
Coral Communities: Composition and Formation	p. 251
Communities Structure of Reef Corals	p. 259
Factors Controlling Coral Community Structure	p. 280
Reproduction of Corals	p. 285
Morphology and Ecological Physiology of Corals	p. 296
Features of Ecological Morphology	p. 296
Biomass of Living Tissues	p. 299
Ecological and Physiological Aspects of Endosymbiosis	p. 303
Ecological Physiology of Photosynthesis in Corals	p. 313
Ecological Biochemistry of Corals	p. 321
Nutrition of Corals	p. 326
Autotrophic Feeding of Corals	p. 326
Heterotrophic Feeding of Corals	p. 337
Energy Balance and Specific Growth Rate of Corals	p. 365
Biogeochemical Metabolism and Energy Flows in Reef Ecosystems	p. 369
Biogeochemical Metabolism of Organic Matter	p. 369
Biogeochemical Metabolism of Other Elements	p. 383
Model Studies and Energy Budget in Reef Ecosystems	p. 384
Destruction and Recovery of Reef Systems, Reef and Man	p. 391
The Acanthaster Problem	p. 391
Destruction of Corals by Physical Stress	p. 401
Coral Diseases	p. 406
Anthropogenic Impacts	p. 407
Reef Fishery	p. 415
Problems of Monitoring and Rational Use of Reef Resources	p. 420
Protection, Monitoring and Rational Use of Resources; Artificial Reefs	p. 423
References	p. 427
Subject Index	p. 463
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