Coral Reefs of Eastern Asia under Anthropogenic Impacts

Ichiro TakeuchiSince the past 30 years, I have been conducting research in the following subject area: (1) species diversity and ecology of amphipod crustaceans based on fieldwork along the coasts from Antarctica to North America, and (2) the analysis of the distribution of anthropogenic chemicals in shallow-water ecosystems. Understanding how shallow-water ecosystems are changing due to various anthropogenic activities motivated me to study the conservation of the coral reef ecosystem. Hideyuki YamashiroI have been studying corals and coral-associates for 40 years. My recent interests shifted to coral infectious diseases, including the coral-killing sponge, in Japanese coral reefs, where there is a rise in disease occurrence in corals, most of which are associated with global and local environmental disturbances.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: The Relevance of Anthropogenic Factors to Coral Reef Conservation in the Coastal Areas of the East China Sea.- Chapter 2. Transitional Coral Ecosystem of Taiwan in the Era of Changing Climate.- Chapter 3. Dynamics of Coral Reef Communities in the Sekisei Lagoon, Japan, Following the Severe Mass Bleaching Event of 2016.- Chapter 4. Succession and Emergence of Corals in High-Latitude (Temperate) Areas of Eastern Asia into the Future.- Chapter 5. Succession and Spread of Coral Diseases and Coral-Killing Sponges with Special Reference to Microbes in Southeast Asia and Adjacent Waters.- Chapter 6. Succession of Ocean Acidification and its Effects on Reef-Building Corals.- Chapter 7. Anthropogenic Stresses in Coral Reefs and Adjacent Ecosystems of the East China Sea.- Chapter 8. Development of a Compact Experimental System for Ecotoxicological Experiments on Acropora spp..- Chapter 9. Effects of Anthropogenic Chemicals on Hermatypic Corals with Special Reference to Gene Expression.- Chapter 10. Perspective for the Conservation of Coral Reefs in the East China Sea.