Covers comprehensive research fields on coral reef studies of Japan

Provides the newest research information on coral reef studies of Japan

A long-awaited one as a series of Coral Reefs of the World

Covers comprehensive research fields on coral reef studies of Japan Provides the newest research information on coral reef studies of Japan A long-awaited one as a series of Coral Reefs of the World

Autorentext
Akira Iguchi
Okinawa National College of Technology
Okinawa, Japan

Chuki Hongo
University of the Ryukyus
Okinawa, Japan

Zusammenfassung

Covers comprehensive research fields on coral reef studies of Japan

Provides the newest research information on coral reef studies of Japan

A long-awaited one as a series of Coral Reefs of the World

Inhalt

Preface.- 1. Introduction for this book general aspects of coral reefs of Japan and related studies.- 2. Dissolved organic matter in coral reefs: distribution, production, and bacterial consumption.- 3. Studies on stress responses of corals in Japan.- 4. Coral disease in Japan.- 5. Ocean acidification studies in coral reefs of Japan.- 6. Frontiers of coral-based sclerochronological studies in Japan.- 7. Coral reproduction in Japan.- 8. Population genetics of corals in Japan.- 9. Distribution expansion and historical population outbreak patterns of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci sensu lato, in Japan from 1912 to 2015.- 10. Studies on mesophotic coral ecosystems in Japan.- 11. The hydrodynamic impacts of tropical cyclones to coral reefs in Japan: current status and future perspectives.- 12. Concluding remarks: Future perspectives on coral reef studies of Japan from biology, earth science, and conservation and restoration.