Coral Reefs at the Crossroads (eBook)

Dennis K. Hubbard Department of Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA Caroline S. RogersUS Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Caribbean Field Station, St. John, VI, USA Jere H. LippsJohn D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA, USA, and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA George D. Stanley, Jr.Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula MT, USA

1. Coral reefs at the Crossroads.- 2. Coral Calcification and Ocean Acidification.- 3.  Photosymbiosis in Past and Present Reefs.- 4. Bioerosion on Modern Reefs: Impacts and Responses Under Changing Ecological and Environmental Conditions.- 5. Sponge Contributions to the Geology and Biology of Reefs: Past, Present, and Future.- 6. The Changing Face of Reef Building.- 7. Stability of Reef-Coral Assemblages in the Quaternary.- 8. Reefs Through Time: An Evolutionary View.- 9. Climate Change, Ocean Chemistry, and the Evolution of Reefs through Time.- 10. Living and Mineral Reefs: Are They Comparable and What Ecological Information is Preserved?.- 11. Physical and Biological Drivers of Coral-Reef Dynamics.- 12. Measuring, Interpreting, and Responding To Changes in Coral Reefs: A Challenge for Biologists, Geologists and Managers.