The Great Barrier Reef Biology, Environment and Management, Second Edition

The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. With contributions from international experts, this timely and fully updated second edition of The Great Barrier Reef describes the animals, plants and other organisms of the reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. It contains new chapters on shelf slopes and fisheries and addresses pressing issues such as climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching and disease, and invasive species.The Great Barrier Reef is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a reference text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Key Features: Exciting and contemporary account of the issues that face the world’s most complex marine ecosystem. Examines the diversity, physiology, ecology and conservation of coral reefs in one volume. Written by leading authorities on the biodiversity of the GBR as well as its position as an icon for monitoring global warming. Beautifully illustrated.

1 Introduction to the Great Barrier ReefP. A. Hutchings, M. J. Kingsford & O. Hoegh-Guldberg Section 1: Nature of the reef 2 Geomorphology of Coral Reefs with Special Reference to the Great Barrier ReefD. Hopley & S. Smithers 3 The Great Barrier Reef in Time and Space: Geology and Palaeobiology J. M. Pandolfi & R. Kelley 4 Oceanography M. J. Kingsford & E. Wolanski 5 Coral Reef Habitats and AssemblagesM. J. Kingsford, Mia Srinivasan & G.P. Jones 6 Seabed Environments, Habitats and Biological AssemblagesC. R. Pitcher, P. J. Doherty & T. J. Anderson 7 The Great Barrier Reef outer-shelfT. C.L. Bridge, J. M. Webster, T. L. Sih, & P. Bongaerts 8 Primary Production, Nutrient Recycling and Energy Flow through Coral Reef EcosystemsO. Hoegh-Guldberg & S. Dove 9 Calcification, Erosion and the Establishment of the Framework of Coral Reefs P. A. Hutchings, O. Hoegh-Guldberg & S. Dove Section 2: Factors affecting the reef 10 Fisheries of the Great Barrier ReefA. Chin, D. Cameron & R. Saunders 11 Disturbances and pressures to coral reefsM. Pratchett and M. O. Hoogenboom 12 The Future of Coral Reefs in a Rapidly Changing WorldO. Hoegh-Guldberg 13 Terrestrial Runoff to the Great Barrier Reef and the Implications for Its Long Term Ecological Status J. Brodie & K. Fabricius 14 Planning and Managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park J. Day Section 3: Overview of reef biodiversity and organisms 15 Biodiversity of organisms? P. A. Hutchings & M. J. Kingsford 16 PlanktonM. J. Kingsford & A. D. McKinnon 17 Macroalgae G. Diaz-Pulido 18 Mangroves and SeagrassesN. C. Duke & A. W. D. Larkum 19 Sponges J. N. A. Hooper 20 Pelagic Cnidaria and CtenophoraL. Gershwin & M. J. Kingsford 21 Hexacorals 1: Sea Anemones and Anemone-like Animals (Actiniaria, Zoanthidea, Corallimorpharia, Ceriantharia and Antipatharia) C. C. Wallace & A. L. Crowther 22 Hexacorals 2: Reef-building or Hard Corals (Scleractinia) including updates re concept of coral speciesC. C. Wallace 23 Octocorals P. Alderslade & K. Fabricius 24 Worms P. A. Hutchings 25 Arthropoda: Crustaceans and PycnogonidsS. T. Ahyong 26 Mollusca R. C. Willan 27 Bryozoa P.E. Bock & D.P. Gordon 28 Echinodermata M. Byrne 29 TunicataM. Ekins 30 The Fish Assemblages of the Great Barrier Reef: Their Diversity and Origin J. H. Choat, B. C. Russell & A. Chin 31 Marine Reptiles and Marine MammalsH. Marsh, H. Heatwole & V. Lukoschek 32 Seabirds B. Congdon

Pat Hutchings is a Senior Fellow at the Australian Museum Research Institute, having retired in 2016 as a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum. She has spent her research career working on the systematics and ecology of polychaetes, especially on coral reefs. As well as publishing extensively, she is an active member of the Australian Coral Reef Society, which recognised her contributions through honorary life membership. Michael Kingsford is a Distinguished Professor in the Marine Biology and Aquaculture group of the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University. He has over 30 years’ research experience on the Great Barrier Reef and has published extensively on the ecology of reef fishes, jellyfishes, biological oceanography and climate change. He is also a Chief Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovative Coral Reef Studies. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is Professor of Marine Science and Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. An internationally recognised expert in his field, he has published extensively on the ecology of coral reefs and has contributed to reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He has received numerous prizes including a Eureka Prize, Thomson Reuters Citation Award, an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship and the Climate Change Prize from HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.