Quaternary Coral Reef Systems: History, Development Processes and Controlling Factors

摘要: This book presents both state-of-the art knowledge from Recent coral reefs (1.8 million to a few centuries old) gained since the eighties, and introduces geologists, oceanographers environmentalists sedimentological paleoecological studies of an ecosystem encompassing some world's richest biodiversity. Scleractinian first appeared about 300 years ago. Today reef systems provide most sensitive gauges environmental change, expressing complex interplay chemical, physical, geological biological factors. The topics covered in this title will include: evolutionary history main builders Cenozoic, effects forces on zonation distribution organisms community dynamics through time, changes geometry, anatomy stratigraphy bodies relation sea level tectonics, patterns sedimentary (framework or detrital) facies those communities, modes rates accretion (progradation, aggradation versus backstepping; growth growth), hydrodynamic controlling water circulation structures their relationship early diagenetic processes. also major processes affecting time (replacement diddolution, dolomitization, phosphatogenesis), record climate change by individual colonies over Quaternary. features: state-of-the-art recent corals reefs; introduction ecosystems biodiversity; authors who are internationally regarded authorities subject; and, trustworthy information.