Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs V1: Geology 1Elsevier, 2 déc. 2012 - 410 pages Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs, Volume I: Geology 1 focuses on the evolution, reef types, geology, and structural and tectonic factors causing the development of coral reefs. The selection first offers information on the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean, including evolution, physical environment, coral diversity, reef communities, reef types and zonation, and reef morphology and sea-level change. The manuscript then takes a look at the Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls in Marshall Islands; geomorphology and geology of coral reefs in French Polynesia; and the coral reefs of New Caledonia. The publication examines the coral reefs of the New Guinea region and waters of the Great Barrier Reef province. Topics include climate, seasonal variations in temperature and salinity, and water masses in the Coral Sea and their effect on the Great Barrier Reef. The book also ponders on the geomorphology of Eastern Queensland in relation to the Great Barrier Reef; structural and tectonic factors influencing the development of coral reefs off Northeastern Queensland; and sediments of the Great Barrier Reef province. The selection is a vital source of information for marine biologists and readers interested in the geology, evolution, physical environment, and diversity of coral reefs. |
Table des matières
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Chapter 2 Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean | 51 |
Chapter 3 Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls Marshall Islands | 93 |
Chapter 4 Geomorphology and Geology of Coral Reefs in French Polynesia | 113 |
Chapter 5 Coral Reefs of New Caledonia | 143 |
Chapter 6
Coral Reefs of the New Guinea Region | 169 |
Chapter 7 Waters of the Great Barrier Reef Province | 187 |
Chapter 8 Geomorphology of Eastern Queensland in Relation to the Great Barrier Reef | 233 |
Chapter 9
Structural and Tectonic Factors Influencing the
Development of Recent Coral Reefs off
Northeastern Queensland | 273 |
Chapter 10 Sediments of the Great Barrier Reef Province | 299 |
Chapter 11
Foraminifera of the Great Barrier Reefs Bores | 347 |
Author Index | 367 |
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396 | |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Acropora algae algal ridge Amer atolls Aust Australia Bahamas Bank Barrier Reef Basin Bikini Bull Cape Capricorn carbonate Caribbean cays coast coastal component continental shelf coral reefs Coral Sea corridors deep defined depth drilled eastern Eniwetok Eocene erosion facies Fairbridge first floor Florida flow Foraminifera fringing reefs Geol geological Goreau Guilcher Guinea Gulf Gulf of Carpentaria Halimeda Heron Island Holocene Indian Ocean influence Island bore lagoon leeward limestones lineament Lithothamnion Maldives margin Maxwell miles Milliman Miocene monsoon Mururoa northern region occur outer barrier outer slope Pacific patch reefs Petrol Pleistocene Pliocene Porites Queensland Queensland shelf rainfall reef development reef flat reef growth reef rim River salinity sand sea level sediment shallow significant southern species Stoddart structure subsidence surface tectonic temperature Tertiary Torres Strait volcanic water masses western windward reef