Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean Their Ecology and Conservation [Hardcover]

Coral reefs are among Earth's most diverse, productive, and beautiful ecosystems, but until recently, their ecology and the means to manage them have been poorly understood and documented. In response to the inadequate information base for coral reefs, this book reviews the ecological and conservation status of coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean, bringing together presentations of the region's leading scientists and managers working on coral reefs.
Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean: Their Ecology and Conservationstarts with a general overview of the biogeography of the region and a historical account of attempts to conserve this ecosystem. It goes on to describe the state of the reefs in each of the countries with coral reefs, and it concludes with a series of management case studies.
The book also summarizes most of the existing ecological information on reefs in this region and efforts at management, making it useful for students, teachers, and investigators interested in tropical or marine ecology, conservation biology and management, and environmental sciences.

Section I: Coral Reefs and Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean: an Overview
1. Coral Reefs of the Western Indian Ocean: An Overview,C. R. C. Sheppard
2. Coral Reef Use and Conservation,T. R. McClanahan
Section II: Country Profiles
3. South African Coral Communities,M. H. Schleyer
4. Coral Reefs of Mozambique,M. J. Rodrigues et al.
5. Southern Tanzania,W. R. T. Darwall and M. Guard
6. Northern Tanzania, Zanzibar and Pemba,J. C. Horrill et al.
7. Kenya,D. O. Obura, N. A. Muthiga, and M. Watson
8. The Red Sea,D. Medio, C. R. C. Sheppard, and J. Gasgoine
9. Reefs and Coral Communities of the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea,C. R. C. Sheppard et al.
10. India and Sri Lanka,G. Bakus et al.
11. The Maldives: a Nation of Atolls,