Overview
- First single volume in 35 years examining reefs from a wide variety of perspectives
- Brings together coral reef experts that cross over disciplinary boundaries
- Provides a jumping-off point to examine coral reefs - sitting at both a disciplinary and a temporal crossroads
- Topics include coral calcification, ocean acidification, photosymbiosis, bioerosion, reef accretion, physical and biological drivers, changes in coral reefs and more
Part of the book series: Coral Reefs of the World (CORW, volume 6)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
In this book, contributors from diverse backgrounds take a first step toward an integrated view of reefs and the significance of their recent decline. More than any other earth system, coral reefs sit at a disciplinary crossroads. Most recently, they have reached another crossroads - fundamental changes in their bio-physical structure greater than those of previous centuries or even millennia. Effective strategies to mitigate recent trends will require an approach that embraces the myriad perspectives from across the scientific landscape, but will also need a mechanism to transform scientific understanding into social will and political implementation.
Reviews
“In 300 pages and 12 chapters, the multiple authors of this volume describe in great detail why coral reefs are indeed at a crossroad. … As the volume covers a wide range of issues, this book will be useful not only to professional researchers, but even to lay readers with an interest in coralreefs. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, professionals, and general readers.” (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 54 (7), March, 2017)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dennis K. Hubbard
Department of Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
Caroline S. Rogers
US Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Caribbean Field Station, St. John, VI, USA
John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA, USA, and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
George D. Stanley, Jr.
Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula MT, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Coral Reefs at the Crossroads
Editors: Dennis K. Hubbard, Caroline S. Rogers, Jere H. Lipps, George D. Stanley, Jr.
Series Title: Coral Reefs of the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7565-6Published: 11 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1383-0Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-7567-0Published: 27 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2213-719X
Series E-ISSN: 2213-7203
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 300
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 68 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Systems Biology, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Environmental Management