Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs V1

List of ContributorsGeneral PrefacePreface to Volume I: Geology 11. Caribbean Coral Reefs I. Introduction II. Previous Workers III. Modern Caribbean Coral Reefs IV. Evolution of Modern Caribbean Coral Reefs V. Caribbean Versus Indo-Pacific Coral Reefs References2. Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean I. Introduction II. Physical Environment III. Origin of the Reefs IV. Major Reef Types V. Coral Diversity VI. Reef Communities VII. Reef Zonation VIII. Reef Morphology and Sea-Level Change References3. Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls, Marshall Islands I. Introduction II. Existing Reefs III. Subsurface Geology IV. Condensed Geologic History V. Summary of Results References4. Geomorphology and Geology of Coral Reefs in French Polynesia I. General Survey II. Coral Reefs of the Marquesas Islands III. Coral Reefs of Tuamotu Archipelago IV. Coral Reefs of the Society Islands V. The Austral Islands VI. Conclusions Selected References5. Coral Reefs of New Caledonia I. General Survey II. D'Entrecasteaux Reefs III. Reefs around New Caledonia IV. Island of Pines Reefs V. Raised Reefs VI. Subsurface Geology of the Reefs VII. Origin of the Reefs VIII. Conclusions Selected References6. Coral Reefs of the New Guinea Region I. Preliminaries II. The Coral Reefs III. Looking Widely References7. Waters of the Great Barrier Reef Province I. Introduction II. Climate III. Seasonal Variations in Temperature and Salinity IV. The T-S Characteristics of the Water on the Queensland Shelf V. Water Masses in the Coral Sea and Their Effect on the Great Barrier Reef VI. Summary and Conclusions References8. Geomorphology of Eastern Queensland in Relation to the Great Barrier Reef I. Introduction II. Geological Framework of Eastern Queensland III. Geomorphological Character IV. Eustatism V. Reefs Development and the Geomorphic Factor References9. Structural and Tectonic Factors Influencing the Development of Recent Coral Reefs off Northeastern Queensland I. Introduction II. Evidence for Tectonism and Structural Control III. Synthesis IV. Conclusions References10. Sediments of the Great Barrier Reef Province I. Introduction II. Component Distribution III. Regional Facies Pattern IV. Sediment of the Reef Mass V. Age of the Sediment VI. Conclusion References11. Foraminifera of the Great Barrier Reefs Bores I. Introduction II. Basis for Age Determinations III. The Foraminiferal Faunas IV. Geological History of the Great Barrier Reefs ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexLocality IndexSystematic Index