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Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs V3
Biology 2
- 1st Edition - November 12, 2012
- Editor: O.A. Jones
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 4 6 3 5 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 9 5 4 - 9
Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs, Volume III: Biology 2 covers the major advances made in the biological aspects of coral reef problems. This book discusses the ecology, animal… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiology and Geology of Coral Reefs, Volume III: Biology 2 covers the major advances made in the biological aspects of coral reef problems. This book discusses the ecology, animal associates, and toxicity of coral reefs. Composed of 11 chapters, the book initially describes the diversity of animals permanently or temporarily associated with living corals despite the formidable nematocyst batteries possessed by corals. The text goes on discussing some specializations of some shrimps and prawns permanently associated with living corals, thus, augmenting the number of biological niches available for colonization. The subsequent chapters deal with the appearance and distribution of coral reefs echinoderms and their biogeography; the role of fishes in the energetic of the coral reef system; the high incidence of toxic fishes in coral reef waters; and the origin, transmission, detection, pharmacology, and chemistry of ciguatoxin. The book also discusses natural and man-induced destruction of coral reef communities and the rate, manner, and extent of recovery of such destruction. It also describes the types of vegetation that grow on the limestone substratum provided by coral islands. Another chapter provides distributional data on the birds of the Great Barrier Reef region and the behavior and evolution of island populations of sea birds. The concluding chapters present the general biology of sea turtles and the factors that influence the number and types of organisms found on coral islands. This book will acquaint readers with some of the exciting developments in coral reef biology and will provide information that will enable them to assess the status of research in different fields.
List of Contributors
General Preface
Preface to Volume III: Biology 2
Contents of Previous Volumes
1. Animal Associates of Living Reef Corals
I. Introduction
II. The Coral-Associated Animals
III. Interactions between Living Corals and Their Associates
References
2. Shrimps and Prawns of Coral Reefs, with Special Reference to Commensalism
I. Introduction
II. The Major Shrimp Habitats of the Coral Reef
III. Commensalism
IV. The Criteria for Shrimp-Host Associations
V. Host Specificity
VI. Adaptations of Shrimps to Their Hosts, as Shown by the Pontoniinae
VII. Morphological Adaptations
VIII. Feeding Methods
IX. General Behavioral Adaptations
X. Color Adaptations
XI. Reproductive Adaptations
XII. Dispersal
XIII. The Range of Host-Animal Types
XIV. The Extent of Commensalism in the Tropical Marine Decapoda Natantia
XV. Summary
References
3. Echinoderms of Coral Reefs
I. Introduction
II. Coral Reef Echinoderms
III. Zoogeography of Coral Reef Echinoderms
IV. Conclusions
References
4. Aspects of the Ecology of Coral Reef Fishes
I. Introduction
II. Diversity
III. Local Distribution of Coral Reef Fishes
IV. Standing Crops and Productivity
V. Feeding Relationships
References
5. Toxicity of Coral Reef Fishes
I. Introduction
II. Venomous Fishes
III. Crinotoxic Fishes
IV. Discussion and Conclusions
References
6. Ciguatera: A Disease from Coral Reef Fish
I. Introduction
II. Differentiation among Marine Toxins
III. Assays for Toxicity
IV. Species of Fishes Known to Be Ciguatoxic
V. Distribution of Ciguatoxin in a Population
VI. Distribution of Ciguateric Fishes in Space and Time
VII. Origin and Transmission of the Toxin
VIII. Chemistry of Ciguatoxin
IX. Pharmacology of Ciguatoxin
X. Other Toxins
XI. Dealing with Potentially Toxic Fish
XII. Remedies for Intoxication
XIII. Public Health Significance
XIV. Conclusions
References
7. Destruction and Recovery of Coral Reef Communities
I. Introduction
II. Factors Responsible for the Destruction of the Biota of Coral Reefs
III. Recovery of Coral Reef Communities Devastated by Catastrophic Events
IV. Conclusions
References
8. Coral Island Vegetation
I. Introduction
II. Vegetation
III. Floras and Floristic Composition
IV. Vegetation Patterns
V. Conclusions
References
9. The Birds of the Great Barrier Reef
I. Introduction
II. Birds of Coral Cays and Coral Cay Islands
III. Distributional Patterns of Birds in the Great Barrier Reef Region
IV. Breeding of Birds on Coral Cays and Oceanic Islands
V. Behavior and Evolution of Land Birds
References
Appendix
Appendix References
10. Turtles of Coral Reefs and Coral Islands
I. Introduction
II. Food
III. Predators
IV. Epiphytes and External Parasites
V. Temperature Relationships
VI. Migration
VII. Nesting
VIII. Interactions with Terrestrial Animals
IX. Population Biology
X. Man the Predator or Competitor for Land
References
11. The Ecology and Biogeography of Coral Cays
I. Introduction
II. Vegetation
III. Fauna
IV. Number of Species
V. Species Turnover
VI. Dispersal and Immigration
VII. Establishment
VIII. Coral Cays as Ecosystems
IX. Island Size
X. Conclusion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Systematic Index
- No. of pages: 458
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 12, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124146358
- eBook ISBN: 9780323149549
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