Population Dynamics of the Reef Crisis

1st Edition, Volume 87 - November 13, 2020
Editor: Bernhard Riegl
Language: English
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Population Dynamics of the Reef Crisis, Volume 87 in the Advances in Marine Biology series, updates on many topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology and biological oceanography. Chapters in this new release cover SCTL disease and coral population dynamics in S-Florida, Spatial dynamics of juvenile corals in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, Surprising stability in sea urchin populations following shifts to algal dominance on heavily bleached reefs, Biophysical model of population connectivity in the Persian Gulf, Population dynamics of 20-year decline in clownfish anemones on coral reefs at Eilat, northern Red Sea, and much more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors to Volume 87
Series Contents
The population dynamics of the coral reef crisis—Prologue
Chapter One: Population dynamics of the reef crisis: Consequences of the growing human population
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Humans: Their numbers, distribution, and impacts
3: Coral population dynamics in response to human depredation
4: Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Two: Projected shifts in coral size structure in the Anthropocene
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: The functional implications of coral colony size
3: Temporal shifts in the size structure of coral populations
4: Modelling changes in size distributions of coral populations
5: Tractable questions and the data with which they can be answered
Chapter Three: Population dynamics of diseased corals: Effects of a Shut Down Reaction outbreak in Puerto Rican Acropora cervicornis
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Material and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Four: Spatial and temporal differences in Acropora cervicornis colony size and health
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Materials and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Five: Population dynamics and growth rates of free-living mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) in the sediment-stressed reefs of Singapore
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Materials and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Six: Population fluctuations of the fungiid coral Cycloseris curvata, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Seven: Considering the rates of growth in two taxa of coral across Pacific islands
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Eight: Biophysical model of coral population connectivity in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Material and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
5: Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Chapter Nine: Larval connectivity and water quality explain spatial distribution of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks across the Great Barrier Reef
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Chapter Ten: COTSMod: A spatially explicit metacommunity model of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish and coral recovery
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Chapter Eleven: Coral community life histories and population dynamics driven by seascape bathymetry and temperature variability
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Materials and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Twelve: The timing and causality of ecological shifts on Caribbean reefs
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
5: Summary
Acknowledgements
Chapter Thirteen: The rise of octocoral forests on Caribbean reefs
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Historical context
3: Octocorals: The right taxon at the right moment
4: Resilience and resistance of modern octocoral communities
5: Canopies formed by dense stands of octocorals
6: Goods and services delivered by octocorals
7: The future
8: Summary
Acknowledgements
Chapter Fourteen: Octocoral populations and connectivity in continental Ecuador and Galápagos, Eastern Pacific
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Materials and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
Acknowledgements
Chapter Fifteen: A tropical eastern Pacific invasive brittle star species (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) reaches southeastern Florida
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Materials and methods
3: Results
4: Discussion
5: Conclusions

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