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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.

Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef covers:
Climate and global change
Coastal oceanography
Wetlands ecology
Estuaries
Marine biology
Land use management in the tropics
Fisheries management
Coral Reef ecological modeling
Biodiversity and the human impact

Explore how the ecosystem responds to both physical and biological stimuli, and how they interact
Understand processes imperative to create sustainable design strategies
Comprehend the connectivity of biotopes - land, mangroves, seagrass, and corals
Discover the relationship between managing marine resources and managing adjoining land use
Learn how fish behavior and migration patterns control fisheries

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• Foreword
• Introduction: Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs
• Chapter 1 The Place of Science and Technology in the Wise Management of the Great Barrier Reef(p. 1)
• Chapter 2 Physics-Biology Links in the Great Barrier Reef(p. 7)
• Chapter 3 Landcover and Water Quality in River Catchments of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park(p. 19)
• Chapter 4 Runoff of Terrestrial Sediment and Nutrients into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area(p. 37)
• Chapter 5 Water Circulation in Managroves, and Its Implications for Biodiversity(p. 53)
• Chapter 6 Muddy Coastal Waters and Depleted Mangrove Coastlines--Depleted Seagrass and Coral Reefs(p. 77)
• Chapter 7 The Effects of Siltation on Tropical Coastal Ecosystems(p. 93)
• Chapter 8 Modelling and Visualising Interactions between Natural Disturbances and Eutrophication as Causes of Coral Reef Degradation(p. 113)
• Chapter 9 Biodiversity on the Great Barrier Reef: Large-Scale Patterns and Turbidity-Related Local Loss of Soft Coral Taxa(p. 127)
• Chapter 10 River Plume Dynamics in the Central Great Barrier Reef(p. 145)
• Chapter 11 Connectivity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area--An Overview of Pathways and Processes(p. 161)
• Chapter 12 A Model of the Ecosystem, and Associated Penaeid Prawn Community, in the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef(p. 189)
• Chapter 13 The Effects of Water Flow around Coral Reefs on the Distribution of Pre-Settlement fish (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)(p. 209)
• Chapter 14 Topographic Steering by Coral Reef Assemblages(p. 231)
• Chapter 15 Environmental Factors Influencing the Activity of Black Marlin(p. 237)
• Chapter 16 Ocean Nutrients to Sediment Banks via Tidal Jets and Halimeda Meadows(p. 255)
• Chapter 17 Climate Variability and Change on the Great Barrier Reef(p. 269)
• Chapter 18 The Sea Surface Temperature Story on the Great Barrier Reef during the Coral Bleaching Event of 1998(p. 301)
• Chapter 19 The Challenges of Coral Reef Management in Indonesia(p. 315)
• Chapter 20 Will the Great Barrier Reef Survive Human Impact?(p. 331)
• Index(p. 349)

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Far from being a continuous divider between land and sea, the Great Barrier Reef actually consists of 2,800 individual reefs stretching for some 1,600 miles. The story of the Great Barrier Reef is therefore one of interconnections, not only among the individual reefs themselves but also between the reefs and the other habitats that link this complex ecosystem to the landscapes of Australia. Oceanographic Processes brings together the work of 40 contributors into a single interdisciplinary volume that examines these interconnections. Topics addressed include the downstream effects of land-use practices on water quality and biodiversity, the role of physical processes in the supply of nutrients and in the recruitment of coral-reef organisms, the influence of environment and climate on fisheries and coral reef health, and the development of management strategies to conserve coral reefs and associated resources. The addition of numerous figures, illustrations, photographs, and animations on a companion CD-ROM enriches the presentation but also makes the book more difficult to follow when read away from a computer. This volume would serve as both a valuable reference to those engaged in coral-reef research and a useful tool for professionals involved in tropical, coastal resource management. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. S. G. Tolley Florida Gulf Coast University