Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico

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Contents Foreword ix Sylvia A. Earle Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 John W. Tunnell Jr. Chapter 1 Research History 5 John W. Tunnell Jr. Chapter 2 Reef Distribution 14 John W. Tunnell Jr. Chapter 3 Origin and Geology 23 w. David Liddell Chapter 4 Climate and Oceanography 34 Laur a Carrillo, Guillermo Horta-Puga, and Juan Pablo Carricart-Ganivet Chapter 5 Reef Zonation and Ecology: Veracruz Shelf and Campeche Bank 41 Ernesto Chávez, John W. Tunnell Jr., and Kim Withers Chapter 6 Reef Biodiversity 68 Kim Withers and John W. Tunnell Jr. Chapter 7 Reef Algae 87 Roy L. Lehman Chapter 8 Reef Corals 95 Guillermo Horta-Puga, Juan Manuel Vargas-Hernández, and Juan Pablo Carricart-Ganivet Chapter 9 Reef Fish 102 Ernesto A. Chávez and Carl r. Beaver Chapter 10 Reef Fisheries 112 Carl r. Beaver and Ernesto A. Chávez Chapter 11 Island Biota 119 John W. Tunnell Jr. A4339.indb vii A4339.indb vii 7/6/07 11:18:36 AM 7/6/07 11:18:36 AM Chapter 12 Environmental Impacts 126 Guillermo Horta-Puga Chapter 13 Conservation and Management 142 Ernesto A. Chávez and John W. Tunnell Jr. List of Acronyms 153 Literature Cited 155 List of Contributors 179 Index 181 viii contents A4339.indb viii A4339.indb viii 7/6/07 11:18:37 AM 7/6/07 11:18:37 AM ...