Coral reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific : persistence and loss in a dynamic environment

• Other Authors: Glynn, Peter W., 1933- (Editor), Manzello, Derek P. (Editor), Enochs, Ian C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer, [2016]
• Series: Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 8.
• Subjects: Coral reefs and islands > Pacific Ocean.; Pacific Ocean.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789401774994; 9789401774987
• ISSN: 2213-719X ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 657 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

This book documents and examines the state of health of coral reefs in the eastern tropical Pacific region. It touches on the occurrence of coral reefs in the waters of surrounding countries, and it explores their biogeography, biodiversity and condition relative to the El Niño southern oscillation...

Table of Contents:

• Tribute; Preface; In Memoriam; Contents; Contributors; 1 History of Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Research; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Coral Formations: Reefs Versus Coral Communities; 1.3 Earliest Observations; 1.4 Early Twentieth Century Expeditions; 1.5 Recent Advances (1970s to Present); 1.5.1 Mexico; 1.5.2 Clipperton Island (France); 1.5.3 Guatemala, Honduras; 1.5.4 El Salvador, Nicaragua; 1.5.5 Costa Rica; 1.5.6 Panama; 1.5.7 Colombia; 1.5.8 Ecuador; 1.5.9 Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile; 1.6 Enigmatic Species; 1.7 Future Directions; 1.7.1 Eastern Pacific Environmental Conditions
• 1.7.2 Conservation and Management InitiativesAcknowledgments; References; 2 Revisiting the Cenozoic History and the Origin of the Eastern Pacific Coral Fauna; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Large-Scale Temporal Patterns of the Eastern Pacific Coral Fauna; 2.3 Late Miocene to Modern Times: Shaping the Recent Eastern Pacific Coral Communities and Reefs; 2.4 The Modern Eastern Pacific Coral Fauna: A Tale of Dispersal and Vicariance; 2.5 Summary and Future Research Agendas of Fossil Coral Fauna; References; 3 Oceanographic Conditions of the Eastern Tropical Pacific; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Atmospheric Forcing3.3 Water Mass Characteristics; 3.4 Upper Ocean Hydrographic Structure; 3.5 Upper Ocean Circulation; 3.5.1 Equatorial Currents; 3.5.2 Circulation Near the American Coast; 3.6 Primary Productivity; 3.7 Oxygen Minimum Layer; 3.8 Impacts of Climate Change; 3.9 Carbonate Chemistry and Ocean Acidification; 3.10 Summary; References; 4 El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO): A Review; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 ENSO Observations; 4.3 ENSO Mechanisms; 4.3.1 Self-Sustained Oscillators of ENSO; 4.3.1.1 The Delayed Oscillator; 4.3.1.2 The Recharge Oscillator
• 4.3.1.3 The Western Pacific Oscillator4.3.1.4 The Advective-Reflective Oscillator; 4.3.1.5 The Unified Oscillator; 4.3.2 A Stable Mode Triggered by Stochastic Forcing; 4.4 Different Flavors of ENSO Events; 4.4.1 Spatial Structure and Evolution of the Central-Pacific El Niño; 4.4.2 Dynamics of the Central-Pacific El Niño; 4.4.3 Distinct Climate Impacts of the Central-Pacific ENSO; 4.5 Pacific Decadal Variability; 4.5.1 Geographical and Temporal Characteristics of PDV; 4.5.2 Mechanisms of PDV; 4.6 ENSO Under Global Warming; 4.6.1 Climate Response of the Equatorial Pacific to Global Warming
• 4.6.2 Sensitivity of ENSO to Global Warming4.7 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Provinces, Coral Community Structure and Composition: An Overview; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Region; 5.2.1 Zooxanthellate Scleractinian Fauna; 5.2.2 Millepora; 5.3 Intra-regional Précis; 5.3.1 Gulf of California (Mexico); 5.3.2 Tropical Mainland Mexico; 5.3.3 Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); 5.3.4 Clipperton Atoll (France); 5.3.5 El Salvador; 5.3.6 Nicaragua; 5.3.7 Mainland Costa Rica; 5.3.8 Isla del Coco (Costa Rica); 5.3.9 Panama