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This first part of this paper summarizes the descriptive biogeography of reef corals, with mention of other tropical marine organisms, in terms of present-day latitudinal and longitudinal patterns, and stratigraphical patterns (mostly Cainozoic). Present
As most corals rely on their endosymbionts for their nutrition and survival, the increasing frequency in bleaching events may lead to a global collapse of coral reefs all around the world oceans by the 2050s5. There is therefore a crucial need to discern which factors, in addition to thermal...
as the name suggests, is the highest part with corals in this habitat often exposed at low tides, sometimes rained-on, and during storms and cyclones this is the part of the reef that will be most likely smashed by big waves. Not
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While pollution and development can be managed at the regional level, the impact of rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere is now apparent across the world’s oceans and is causing international concern. Anthropogenic CO2 has led to a global rise in sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification,...
Both mechanisms result in visual whitening of the coral, termed bleaching. Arguments are presented here that bleaching provides the final control to minimize physiological damage from stress as an adversity response to metabolic imbalance. As such, bleaching meets the requirements of a stress response ...
INTRODUCTION Oil pollution of the seas is currently a world wide environmental problem ('Marine Ecology', Volume V, Kinne, in press), and coral reefs are increasingly expo- sed to it (see reviews by Johannes, 1975; Loya and Rinkevich, in press). The scleractinian corals are a key group ...
One of the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems in the world are the corals, providing not only tourism but also an important economic contribution to the countries that have them on their coasts. Thanks to genome sequencing techniques, it is possible to identify the microorganisms that ...
However relevant, few of these reports show a direct, deeper understanding of the intimate relationship between people and corals throughout the world’s societies. Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs establishes an intimate bond between the audience and the wonder of corals and their importance ...