The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acronyms......Page 9
Author Biographies......Page 10
1 Introduction to the Great Barrier Reef......Page 16
2 Geomorphology of Coral Reefs with SpecialReference to the Great Barrier Reef......Page 20
3 The Great Barrier Reef in Time andSpace: Geology and Palaeobiology......Page 32
4 Oceanography......Page 43
5 Coral Reef Habitats and Assemblages......Page 55
6 Seabed Environments, Habitatsand Biological Assemblages......Page 66
7 Primary Production, NutrientRecycling and Energy Flow throughCoral Reef Ecosystems......Page 74
8 Calcification, Erosion and the Establishmentof the Framework of Coral Reefs......Page 89
9 Human Impact on Coral Reefs......Page 100
10 The Future of Coral Reefs in aRapidly Changing World......Page 110
11 Terrestrial Runoff to the Great BarrierReef and the Implications for ItsLong Term Ecological Status......Page 123
12 Planning and Managing the GreatBarrier Reef Marine Park......Page 129
13 Biodiversity......Page 137
14 Plankton......Page 144
15 Macroalgae......Page 160
16 Mangroves and Seagrasses......Page 171
17 Sponges......Page 186
18 Pelagic Cnidaria and Ctenophora......Page 203
19 Hexacorals 1: Sea Anemones andAnemone-like Animals (Actiniaria,Zoanthidea, Corallimorpharia,Ceriantharia and Antipatharia......Page 214
20 Hexacorals 2: Reef-building orHard Corals (Scleractinia)......Page 224
21 Octocorals......Page 237
22 Worms......Page 261
23 Arthropoda: Crustaceans andPycnogonids......Page 277
24 Mollusca......Page 291
25 Bryozoa......Page 305
26 Echinodermata......Page 311
27 Tunicata......Page 323
28 The Fish Assemblages of the Great BarrierReef: Their Diversity and Origin......Page 342
29 Reptiles......Page 358
30 Marine Mammals......Page 365
31 Seabirds......Page 374
Epilogue......Page 384