Coral Reef Studies of Japan

1. Introduction for This Book: General Aspects of the Coral Reefs of Japan
Akira Iguchi, Chuki Hongo

2. Dissolved Organic Matter in Coral Reefs: Distribution, Production, and Bacterial Consumption
Yasuaki Tanaka, Ryota Nakajima

3. Studies on Stress Responses of Corals in Japan
Tomihiko Higuchi

4. Coral Disease in Japan
Naohisa Wada, Aki Ohdera, Nobuhiro Mano

5. Ocean Acidification Studies in Coral Reefs of Japan
Shoji Yamamoto

6. Frontiers of Coral-Based Sclerochronological Studies in Japan
Kohki Sowa, Kentaro Tanaka

7. Coral Reproduction in Japan
Naoko Isomura, Hironobu Fukami

8. Population Genetics of Corals in Japan
Yuichi Nakajima

9. Distribution Expansion and Historical Population Outbreak Patterns of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci sensu lato, in Japan from 1912 to 2015
Nina Yasuda

10. Studies on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Japan
Frederic Sinniger, Saki Harii

11. The Hydrodynamic Impacts of Tropical Cyclones on Coral Reefs of Japan: Key Points and Future Perspectives
Chuki Hongo

12. Concluding Remarks: Future Perspectives on Coral Reef Studies of Japan – From Biology, Earth Science, and Conservation and Restoration
Akira Iguchi, Chuki Hongo

Keywords: Environment, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecosystems