Coral Health and DiseaseCoral reefs are the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems in the marine environment. Over the last decades, however, dramatic declines of coral reef communities have been observed. Corals are endangered due to natural and anthropogenic detrimental factors, such as global warming and environmental pollution. Based on an international meeting on "Coral Health and Disease" in Eilat, Israel in April 2003, the book starts with case studies of reefs, e.g. the Red Sea, Caribbean, Japan, Indian Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef. The second part on microbial ecology and physiology describes the symbiotic relations of corals and microbes, and the microbial role in nutrition or bleaching resistance of corals. Particular coral diseases such as aspergillosis, white pox, black and white band diseases are treated in the third part. Finally, various hypotheses of the mechanisms of coral bleaching, including a projection of the future of coral reefs, are discussed. |
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... Gulf of Eilat / Aqaba are among the most diverse and spectacular reefs in the world ( Photo Yossi Loya ) Cover design : design & production GmbH , 69121 Heidelberg Typesetting : perform electronic publishing GmbH , Heidelberg 31 ...
... Gulf of Eilat / Aqaba : Geographical Setting , Geological , Physical and Biological Characteristics ............. ............. 1 .1 ..1 6 1.2 Changes in Coral Community Structure at Eilat Due to Natural Perturbations and Human ...
... ...... 4 Coral Diseases in Gulf of México Reefs .......... ........ ERIC JORDAN - DAHLGREN and ROSA . E. RODRÍGUEZ - MARTÍNEZ ........ 76 .... 76 ......... 77 .78 ......... ... 78 .79 ..82 .89 ..97 .101 ...... 102 .105 4.1 Introduction ....
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