Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier ReefEric Wolanski 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 con |
Contents
1 The Place of Science and Technology in the Wise Management of the Great Barrier Reef | 1 |
2 PhysicsBiology Links in the Great Barrier Reef | 7 |
3 Landcover and Water Quality in River Catchments of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park | 19 |
4 Runoff of Terrestrial Sediment and Nutrients into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area | 37 |
5 Water Circulation in Mangroves and Its Implications for Biodiversity | 53 |
6 Muddy Coastal Waters and Depleted Mangrove Coastlines Depleted Seagrass and Coral Reefs | 77 |
7 The Effects of Siltationon Tropical Coastal Ecosystems | 93 |
8 Modelling and Visualizing Interactions between Natural Disturbances and Eutrophication as Causes of Coral Reef Degradation | 113 |
12 A Model of the Ecosystem and Associated Penaeid Prawn Community in the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef | 189 |
13 The Effects of Water Flow around Coral Reefs on the Distribution of PreSettlement Fish Great Barrier Reef Australia | 209 |
14 Steering by Coral Reef Assemblages | 231 |
15 Environmental Factors Influencing the Activity of Black Marlin | 237 |
16 Ocean Nutrients to Sediment Banks via Tidal Jets and Halimeda Meadows | 255 |
17 Climate Variability and Change on the Great Barrier Reef | 269 |
18 The Sea Surface Temperature Story on the Great Barrier Reef during the Coral Bleaching Event of 1998 | 301 |
19 The Challenges of Coral Reef Management in Indonesia | 315 |
LargeScale Patterns and TurbidityRelated Local Loss of Soft Coral Taxa | 127 |
10 River Plume Dynamic in the Central Great Barrier Reef | 145 |
11 Connectivity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage AreaAn Overview of Pathways and Processes | 161 |
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