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Coral Bleaching
Edited by van Oppen, Madeleine J. H.; Lough, Janice M.
Springer
January 2009
Hardcover 178 pp ISBN 9783540697749
£70.00
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One of the most dire consequences of global climate change for coral reefs is the increased frequency
and severity of mass coral bleaching events. This volume provides information on the causes and
consequences of coral bleaching for coral reef ecosystems, from the level of individual colonies to
ecosystems and at different spatial scales, as well as a detailed analysis of how it can be detected and
quantified. Future scenarios based on modelling efforts and the potential mechanisms of acclimatisation
and adaptation are reviewed. The much more severe coral bleaching events experienced on Caribbean
coral reefs (compared with those of the Indo-Pacific) are discussed, as are the differences in bleaching
susceptibility and recovery that have been observed on smaller geographic scales.
Written for researchers, environmental managers, and advanced students
Contents
- Introduction: Coral Bleaching - Patterns, Processes,
Causes and Consequences,
J.M. Lough and M.J.H. van Oppen
- The Evolution of the Coral-Algal Symbiosis , G.D. Stanley Jr and B. van de Schootbrugge
- Coral Bleaching in Space and Time,
J.K. Oliver, R. Berkelmans, and C.M. Eakin
- Climate Variability and Change: Monitoring Data
and Evidence for Increased Coral Bleaching Stress ,
C.M. Eakin, J.M. Lough, and S.F. Heron
- Detecting and Monitoring Coral Bleaching Events ,
M. Spalding
- Bleaching Resistance and the Role of Algal Endosymbionts ,
Madeleine J.H. van Oppen, Andrew C. Baker,
Mary Alice Coffroth, and Bette L. Willis
- Bleaching and Mortality Thresholds: How Much
is Too Much
- Consequences of Coral Bleaching for Sessile Reef Organisms ,
T.R. McClanahan, E. Weil, J. Cortés, A.H. Baird, and
M. Ateweberhan
- Coral Bleaching and Consequences for Motile Reef Organisms:
Past, Present and Uncertain Future Effects ,
M.S. Pratchett, S.K. Wilson, N.A.J. Graham,
P.L. Munday, G.P. Jones, and N.V.C. Polunin
- Future Scenarios: a Review of Modelling
Efforts to Predict the Future of Coral Reefs
in an Era of Climate Change ,
Simon D. Donner, Scott F. Heron, and William J. Skirving
- Synthesis: Coral Bleaching - Patterns, Processes,
Causes and Consequences,
M.J.H. van Oppen and J.M. Lough
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