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physical and biological links in the Great Barrier Reef
356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Demonstrating the relevance and need of science in planning the future of the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide, Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef emphasizes multi-disciplinary processes - physical and biological links - that have emerged as the dominant forces shaping and controlling the ecosystem. The book draws heavily on data from coral reefs in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
The place of science and technology in the wise management of the Great Barrier Reef / Joe Baker -- Physics-biology links in the Great Barrier Reef / Eric Wolanski -- Landcover and water quality in river catchments of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park / Andrew K.L. Johnson, Robert G.V. Bramley, Christian H. Roth -- Runoff of terrestrial sediment and nutrients into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area / Miles Furnas, Alan Mitchell -- Water circulation in mangroves, and its implications for biodiversity / Eric Wolanski, Yoshihiro Mazda, Keita Furukawa, Peter Ridd, Johnson Kitheka, Simon Spagnol, Thomas Steiglitz -- Muddy coastal waters and depleted mangrove coastlines -- Depleted seagrass and coral reefs / Norman C. Duke, Eric Wolanski -- The effects of siltation on tropical coastal ecosystems / Miguel Fortes -- Modelling and visualising interactions between natural disturbances and eutrophication as causes of coral reef degradation / Laurence J. McCook, Eric Wolanski, Simon Spagnol -- Biodiversity on the Great Barrier Reef: large-scale patterns and turbidity-related local loss of soft coral taxa / Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De'ath -- River plume dynamics in the central Great Barrier Reef / Brian King, Felicity McAllister, Eric Wolanski, Terry Done, Simon Spagnol -- Connectivity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area -- an overview of pathways and processes / Mike Cappo, Russell Kelley -- A model of the ecosystem, and associated penaeid prawn community, in the far northern Great Barrier Reef / Neil A. Gribble.
The effects of water flow around coral reefs on the distribution of pre-settlement fish (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) / John H. Carleton, Richard Brinkman, Peter J. Doherty -- Topographic steering by coral reef assemblages / Simon Spagnol, Eric Wolanski, Eric Deleersnjider -- Environmental factors influencing the activity of black marlin / Peter Speare, Craig R. Steinberg -- Ocean nutrients to sediment banks via tidal jets and Halimeda meadows / Edward A. Drew -- Climate variability and change on the Great Barrier Reef / Janice M. Lough -- The sea surface temperature story on the Great Barrier Reef during the coral bleaching event of 1998 / William Skirving, John Guinotte -- The challenges of coral reef management in Indonesia / Ian M. Dutton, Dietrich G. Bengen, J. Johnnes Tulungen -- Will the Great Barrier Reef survive human impact? / Frank H. Talbot.
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0; minimun 640 x 480 256 color display, recommended 800 x 600 16-bit or higher color display; 12 MB of free disc space; minimun 16 MB of RAM, recommended 32 MB of RAM.