Coral reef geomorphology
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Coral reef geomorphology
（Coastal morphology and research）
Wiley, c1988
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Bibliography: p. [203]-222
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Current knowledge on coral reef geomorphology is brought together in this book using an international perspective. The environment in which coral reefs live, the way they are built and how they have grown to their present form are all considered and different types of reef are described in detail. Various theories which have been put forward to explain the existence of reefs and atolls are also discussed, taking into account the results of deep drilling in Pacific coral structures. Finally, the damage caused by human activity and the means of reef protection and recovery are considered.
Table of Contents
- Distribution and Ecology: Salinity, Turbidity, Ecology, Deep Sea Coral Problems, A Possible Redefinition of Coral Reefs, Corals in the Geological Past
- Surface Features of Coral Reefs: Generalised Cross-Section, Sandy Islands - Vegetation, Beach Rock, Calcium Carbonate Budgets, Bioerosion in Emerged Reefs
- The Origin of Coral Reefs: Sea Level Shifts and Their Effects on Reefs, The Karstic Saucer Theory of Atoll Origin, Impacts of Regional Tectonics
- Types of Reefs: Fringing Reefs, Bank Reefs, Barrier Reefs and Associated Features, Atolls, Ridge Reefs, Special Reefs, Comparison Between the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Coral Worlds, and Problems of the Brazilian Reefs
- Reef and Man: Reef Degradation, Efforts Against Degradation, Perspectives, Hindrances and Philosophy.
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