The Red Sea: The Formation, Morphology, Oceanography and Environment of a Young Ocean Basin

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction to the Red Sea: Its Origin, Structure, and Environment....Pages 1-28
The Red Sea: Birth of an Ocean....Pages 29-44
Geological Evolution of the Red Sea: Historical Background, Review, and Synthesis....Pages 45-78
Seafloor Spreading Initiation: Geophysical and Geochemical Constraints from the Thetis and Nereus Deeps, Central Red Sea....Pages 79-98
The Northern Red Sea in Transition from Rifting to Drifting-Lessons Learned from Ocean Deeps....Pages 99-121
Lineaments in Gravity Data of the Red Sea....Pages 123-133
Geodetic Constraints on the Geodynamic Evolution of the Red Sea....Pages 135-149
Seismicity and Seismotectonic Setting of the Red Sea and Adjacent Areas....Pages 151-159
Seismicity of the Western Side of the Southern Red Sea....Pages 161-173
Volcanic Eruptions in the Southern Red Sea During 2007–2013....Pages 175-186
Red Sea Salt Formations—A Result of Hydrothermal Processes....Pages 187-203
Salt Flows in the Central Red Sea....Pages 205-218
Geochemical Classification of Brine-Filled Red Sea Deeps....Pages 219-233
Hydrothermal Activity and Paleoenvironments of the Atlantis II Deep....Pages 235-249
Environmental Risks of Mining Metalliferous Muds in the Atlantis II Deep, Red Sea....Pages 251-266
Calcite and Aragonite Saturation States of the Red Sea and Biogeochemical Impacts of Excess Carbon Dioxide....Pages 267-279
Lagoon Sediments of the Eastern Red Sea: Distribution Processes, Pathways and Patterns....Pages 281-316
Sea-Level Changes....Pages 317-328
Air–Sea Interaction and Horizontal Circulation in the Red Sea....Pages 329-342
Water Mass Formation, Overturning Circulation, and the Exchange of the Red Sea with the Adjacent Basins....Pages 343-353
Heat Balance of the Red Sea....Pages 355-361
Impacts of Climate Change on the Red Sea Region and its Watersheds, Saudi Arabia....Pages 363-377
Raised Coral Reefs and Sediments in the Coastal Area of the Red Sea....Pages 379-393
Geomorphology of Shallow Water Coral Reef Environments in the Red Sea....Pages 395-408
Coral Reefs and Communities of the Central and Southern Red Sea (Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Yemen)....Pages 409-451
Coral Reefs of the Red Sea with Special Reference to the Sudanese Coastal Area....Pages 453-469
The Status, Threats, and Resilience of Reef-Building Corals of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea....Pages 471-486
Biology of Red Sea Corals: Metabolism, Reproduction, Acclimatization, and Adaptation....Pages 487-509
Taxonomic, Ecological and Historical Considerations on the Deep-Water Benthic Mollusc Fauna of the Red Sea....Pages 511-529
Sea Slugs: Unexpected Biodiversity and Distribution....Pages 531-550
Marine Turtles of the Red Sea....Pages 551-565
Phytoplankton of the Red Sea....Pages 567-583
Mangroves of the Red Sea....Pages 585-597
The Evolution of the Red Sea as a Human Habitat During the Quaternary Period....Pages 599-614
Back Matter....Pages 615-638