Corals in a Changing World

Corals comprise a wide variety of colonial marine invertebrates belonging to the Phylum Cnidaria. Their polyps form the most colorful, complete, and diverse communities on the Earth resembling underwater cities, commonly called coral reefs, which host a wide variety of invertebrates and fish species...

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description Corals comprise a wide variety of colonial marine invertebrates belonging to the Phylum Cnidaria. Their polyps form the most colorful, complete, and diverse communities on the Earth resembling underwater cities, commonly called coral reefs, which host a wide variety of invertebrates and fish species. They are highly productive ecosystems, contribute to the health of the biosphere, and offer a good number of economic and ecological services to coastal populations and to many people around the world. However, due to a diverse number of natural and anthropogenic stressors, corals have shown a severe decline over the past few decades. Being aware of the importance and relevance of the facts described, the book "Corals in a Changing World" offers new scientific information regarding the actual status and, in some cases, the resilience state of coral reef systems. Timely information is critical for managers and decision makers to implement sustainable management measures according to the ecological condition of coral reefs. In addition, the book also discusses the use of well-maintained coral microcosms to provide a good basis for performing experiments with natural fluctuations and to present studies dedicated to the coral diversity characterization and to their importance as a source of important biological compounds, which could be converted into industrial products.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1300542024-04-05T17:31:09Z Corals in a Changing World Duque Beltran, Carmenza Tello Camacho, Edisson coral reefs, coral bleaching, conservation, global warming, cyanobacteria, aquaculture thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology Corals comprise a wide variety of colonial marine invertebrates belonging to the Phylum Cnidaria. Their polyps form the most colorful, complete, and diverse communities on the Earth resembling underwater cities, commonly called coral reefs, which host a wide variety of invertebrates and fish species. They are highly productive ecosystems, contribute to the health of the biosphere, and offer a good number of economic and ecological services to coastal populations and to many people around the world. However, due to a diverse number of natural and anthropogenic stressors, corals have shown a severe decline over the past few decades. Being aware of the importance and relevance of the facts described, the book "Corals in a Changing World" offers new scientific information regarding the actual status and, in some cases, the resilience state of coral reef systems. Timely information is critical for managers and decision makers to implement sustainable management measures according to the ecological condition of coral reefs. In addition, the book also discusses the use of well-maintained coral microcosms to provide a good basis for performing experiments with natural fluctuations and to present studies dedicated to the coral diversity characterization and to their importance as a source of important biological compounds, which could be converted into industrial products. 2023-12-01T16:42:09Z 2023-12-01T16:42:09Z 2018 book ONIX_20231201_9789535139102_1163 9789535139102 9789535139096 9789535139744 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/130054 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/5765 https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/5765/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/65203 10.5772/65203 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789535139102 9789535139096 9789535139744 IntechOpen 310 open access
spellingShingle coral reefs, coral bleaching, conservation, global warming, cyanobacteria, aquaculture
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Corals in a Changing World
title Corals in a Changing World
title_full Corals in a Changing World
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title_short Corals in a Changing World
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topic coral reefs, coral bleaching, conservation, global warming, cyanobacteria, aquaculture
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology
topic_facet coral reefs, coral bleaching, conservation, global warming, cyanobacteria, aquaculture
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology
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