Coral Reef Studies of Japan ,

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Includes index. Intro; Preface; Contents; 1: Introduction for This Book: General Aspects of the Coral Reefs of Japan; 1.1 Features of Coral Reefs of Japan; 1.2 Current and Future Coral Reef Studies of Japan; References; 2: Dissolved Organic Matter in Coral Reefs: Distribution, Production, and Bacterial Consumption; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Shiraho Reef; 2.2 Distribution and Fluctuation of DOM; 2.2.1 DOM Distribution; 2.2.2 DOM Fluctuation; 2.3 Production Processes of DOM; 2.3.1 Corals; 2.3.2 Benthic Algae; 2.3.3 Phytoplankton; 2.3.4 Production of DOM at Shiraho Reef 2.3.5 What Is the Major DOM Producer at Shiraho Reef?2.4 Bacterial Consumption of DOM; 2.4.1 Distribution of Bacterial Abundance; 2.4.2 Bacterial Growth and DOM Consumption; 2.4.2.1 Bacteria Growth in Natural Environments; 2.4.2.2 Bacterial Growth Enhanced by Specific Organisms; 2.4.2.3 Relationship Between the DOC Concentration and Bacterial Growth Rates; 2.4.3 Quantitative Evaluation on DOM Degradability; 2.5 Summary; References; 3: Studies on Stress Responses of Corals in Japan; 3.1 Environmental Stresses on Coral Reefs in Japan 3.2 Stress Responses of Corals in Japan3.3 Studies on Coral Bleaching in Japan; 3.4 Future Directions; References; 4: Coral Disease in Japan; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Monitoring Projects for Coral Reef Conservation; 4.2.1 National Government-Based Surveys; 4.2.2 Local to Regional-Scale Monitoring; 4.3 Current States; 4.3.1 Epidemiological Surveys; 4.3.2 Pathological Studies; 4.4 Future Directions; References; 5: Ocean Acidification Studies in Coral Reefs of Japan; 5.1 Overview of Ocean Acidification; 5.2 Publication Bias for Ocean Acidification Research 5.2.1 Ocean Acidification Research in Japan (Culture Experiment)5.2.2 Ocean Acidification Research in Japan: CO2 Vent, Dissolution, Modeling, and New Techniques; 5.3 Future Studies; References; 6: Frontiers of Coral-Based Sclerochronological Studies in Japan; 6.1 Introduction: Coral Skeletons as Archives; 6.2 Measurements of Past Coral Skeletal Growth; 6.3 The Chemical Composition of Coral Skeletons as a Proxy for Seawater Conditions; 6.3.1 SST and SSS; 6.3.2 Nutrients and Sediment Loading; 6.3.3 pH and DIC; 6.4 Previous Coral Paleoenvironmental Studies in Japan 6.4.1 Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions: Climatic and Oceanic Changes6.4.2 Reconstructing Anthropogenic Pollution in Local Coral Reefs; 6.5 Future Directions for Coral Paleoenvironmental Studies; References; 7: Coral Reproduction in Japan; 7.1 Introduction to Coral Reproduction; 7.2 Timing and Synchrony of Coral Reproduction in Japan; 7.2.1 Coral Reef Region (24â#x80;#x93;30°N); 7.2.1.1 Okinawa Islands; Sesoko Islands; Kerama Islands; 7.2.1.2 Yaeyama Archipelago; 7.2.1.3 Ogasawara Islands; 7.2.2 Non-coral Reef Region (30â#x80;#x93;34°N); 7.2.2.1 Kii Peninsula; 7.2.2.2 Shikoku