Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2017

Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment

  • Introduces the knowledge and status of research of coral reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
  • Suggests potential future research directions
  • Contains important information regarding the health of corals in relation to anthropogenic disturbances
  • Outlines the reef system management initiatives by country, providing a comprehensive view of the system in this region
  • Emphasizes the ecological processes, biotic interactions, and function at community and ecosystem levels
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Coral Reefs of the World (CORW, volume 8)

Buy it now

Buying options

Softcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Oceanographic Conditions of the Eastern Tropical Pacific

    • Paul C. Fiedler, Miguel F. Lavín
    Pages 59-83
  3. El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO): A Review

    • Chunzai Wang, Clara Deser, Jin-Yi Yu, Pedro DiNezio, Amy Clement
    Pages 85-106
  4. Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Provinces, Coral Community Structure and Composition: An Overview

    • Peter W. Glynn, Juan J. Alvarado, Stuart Banks, Jorge Cortés, Joshua S. Feingold, Carlos Jiménez et al.
    Pages 107-176
  5. Holocene Reef Development in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

    • Lauren T. Toth, Ian G. Macintyre, Richard B. Aronson
    Pages 177-201
  6. Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs

    • Jorge Cortés, Ian C. Enochs, Jeffrey Sibaja-Cordero, Luis Hernández, Juan José Alvarado, Odalisca Breedy et al.
    Pages 203-250
  7. El Niño-Southern Oscillation: Effects on Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs and Associated Biota

    • Peter W. Glynn, Alissa B. Mones, Guillermo P. Podestá, Angela Colbert, Mitchell W. Colgan
    Pages 251-290
  8. Trophodynamics of Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs

    • Ian C. Enochs, Peter W. Glynn
    Pages 291-314
  9. Corallivory in the Eastern Pacific

    • Ian C. Enochs, Peter W. Glynn
    Pages 315-337
  10. Algal Dynamics: Alternate Stable States of Reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

    • Peggy Fong, Tyler B. Smith, Ranjan Muthukrishnan
    Pages 339-367
  11. Coral Reef Bioerosion in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

    • Juan José Alvarado, Benjamin Grassian, Jaime Ricardo Cantera-Kintz, José Luis Carballo, Edgardo Londoño-Cruz
    Pages 369-403
  12. Coral Reproduction in the Eastern Pacific

    • Peter W. Glynn, Susan B. Colley, Eugenio Carpizo-Ituarte, Robert H. Richmond
    Pages 435-476
  13. Gene Flow in Coral Reef Organisms of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

    • H. A. Lessios, Iliana B. Baums
    Pages 477-499
  14. Thermal Refuges and Refugia for Stony Corals in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

    • Tyler B. Smith, Juan L. Maté, Joanna Gyory
    Pages 501-515
  15. Reef-Based Reconstructions of Eastern Pacific Climate Variability

    • Julia Cole, Alexander W. Tudhope
    Pages 535-548

About this book

This book documents and examines the state of health of coral reefs in the eastern tropical Pacific region.  It touches on the occurrence of coral reefs in the waters of surrounding countries, and it explores their biogeography, biodiversity and condition relative to the El Niño southern oscillation and human impacts.  Additionally contained within is a field that presents information on many of the species presented in the preceding chapters.

Reviews

“This volume is a stunning compendium of knowledge about Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) reefs … . It is also a sumptuous field guide to the system for any naturalist-diver planning a visit to the region.” (Phillip Dustan, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 94 (3), 2019)      

“Each chapter includes a short abstract, chapter contents (with tables and illustrations–many in color), a short summary, and a bibliography. … The book is written for the advanced graduate student or researcher, but many of the chapters are suitable for the general reader. … Summing Up: Recommended. All readers, but particularly for graduate students, researchers, and faculty.” (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 54 (8), April, 2017)


Editors and Affiliations

  • RSMAS MBE, University of Miami, Miami, USA

    Peter W. Glynn

  • NOAA/AOML, Miami, USA

    Derek P. Manzello

  • RSMAS CIMAS - NOAA/AOML, University of Miami, Miami, USA

    Ian C. Enochs

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

Softcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access