Coral Reefs at the Crossroads

Dennis K. Hubbard Department of Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USACaroline S. RogersUS Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Caribbean Field Station, St. John, VI, USAJere H. LippsJohn D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA, USA, and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USAGeorge D. Stanley, Jr.Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula MT, USA

• 1. Coral reefs at the Crossroads.- 2. Coral Calcification and Ocean Acidification.- 3.  Photosymbiosis in Past and Present Reefs.- 4. Bioerosion on Modern Reefs: Impacts and Responses Under Changing Ecological and Environmental Conditions.- 5. Sponge Contributions to the Geology and Biology of Reefs: Past, Present, and Future.- 6. The Changing Face of Reef Building.- 7. Stability of Reef-Coral Assemblages in the Quaternary.- 8. Reefs Through Time: An Evolutionary View.- 9. Climate Change, Ocean Chemistry, and the Evolution of Reefs through Time.- 10. Living and Mineral Reefs: Are They Comparable and What Ecological Information is Preserved?.- 11. Physical and Biological Drivers of Coral-Reef Dynamics.- 12. Measuring, Interpreting, and Responding To Changes in Coral Reefs: A Challenge for Biologists, Geologists and Managers.

“I find this to be a very valuable addition to the literature and consistent with the other high quality volumes in the series. … This is a timely book on a subject of great importance for understanding one of the most ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable ecosystems on Earth that are truly at a ‘crossroads.’”(Robert H. Richmond, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 93 (02), June, 2018)“In 300 pages and 12 chapters, the multiple authors of this volume describe in great detail why coral reefs are indeed at a crossroad. … As the volume covers a wide range of issues, this book will be useful not only to professional researchers, but even to lay readers with an interest in coralreefs. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, professionals, and general readers.” (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 54 (7), March, 2017)