This book comprehensively introducing recent important studies on coral reefs in from various research fields including biology, ecology, chemistry, earth science, and conservation studies. Coral reef is one of the important ecosystems characterized by high biodiversity and the beauty. Coral reefs around Japan are located at the northern limit, composed by mainly fringing reefs along archipelago, and easily impacted by human activities. Thus, coral reef studies around Japan have provided important knowledge on basic sciences and conservation studies regarding coral reef ecosystem. This book would contribute to systematic understanding of vulnerable coral reef ecosystems due to human activities in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean regions. The conservation efforts provide good reference to graduate and undergraduate students, and researchers in marine sciences, as well as those who are involved in coral reef studies.

Introduction for This Book: General Aspects of the Coral Reefs of Japan (Akira Iguchi, Chuki Hongo)....Pages 1-6
Dissolved Organic Matter in Coral Reefs: Distribution, Production, and Bacterial Consumption (Yasuaki Tanaka, Ryota Nakajima)....Pages 7-27
Studies on Stress Responses of Corals in Japan (Tomihiko Higuchi)....Pages 29-40
Coral Disease in Japan (Naohisa Wada, Aki Ohdera, Nobuhiro Mano)....Pages 41-62
Ocean Acidification Studies in Coral Reefs of Japan (Shoji Yamamoto)....Pages 63-70
Frontiers of Coral-Based Sclerochronological Studies in Japan (Kohki Sowa, Kentaro Tanaka)....Pages 71-93
Coral Reproduction in Japan (Naoko Isomura, Hironobu Fukami)....Pages 95-110
Population Genetics of Corals in Japan (Yuichi Nakajima)....Pages 111-123
Distribution Expansion and Historical Population Outbreak Patterns of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci sensu lato, in Japan from 1912 to 2015 (Nina Yasuda)....Pages 125-148
Studies on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Japan (Frederic Sinniger, Saki Harii)....Pages 149-162
The Hydrodynamic Impacts of Tropical Cyclones on Coral Reefs of Japan: Key Points and Future Perspectives (Chuki Hongo)....Pages 163-173
Concluding Remarks: Future Perspectives on Coral Reef Studies of Japan – From Biology, Earth Science, and Conservation and Restoration (Akira Iguchi, Chuki Hongo)....Pages 175-176
Back Matter ....Pages 177-179