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Fishes. --- Animal Husbandry. --- Animal Husbandry --- Anthozoa --- Fish diseases --- Legislation, veterinary

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Anthozoa, Fossil. --- Paleontology --- Paleontology --- Anthozoa, Fossil. --- Paleontology. --- Paleozoic Geologic Period. --- From 230 to 570 million years ago --- North America.

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Scleractinia, Fossil. --- Scleractinia --- Corals, Fossil. --- Corals, Fossil --- Anthozoa, Fossil --- Coral limestone --- Type specimens (Natural history) --- Madreporaria, Fossil --- Type specimens. --- Scleractinia, Fossil --- Type specimens

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Corals comprise a wide variety of colonial marine invertebrates belonging to the Phylum Cnidaria. Their polyps form the most colorful, complete, and diverse communities on the Earth resembling underwater cities, commonly called coral reefs, which host a wide variety of invertebrates and fish species. They are highly productive ecosystems, contribute to the health of the biosphere, and offer a good number of economic and ecological services to coastal populations and to many people around the world. However, due to a diverse number of natural and anthropogenic stressors, corals have shown a severe decline over the past few decades. Being aware of the importance and relevance of the facts described, the book ""Corals in a Changing World"" offers new scientific information regarding the actual status and, in some cases, the resilience state of coral reef systems. Timely information is critical for managers and decision makers to implement sustainable management measures according to the ecological condition of coral reefs. In addition, the book also discusses the use of well-maintained coral microcosms to provide a good basis for performing experiments with natural fluctuations and to present studies dedicated to the coral diversity characterization and to their importance as a source of important biological compounds, which could be converted into industrial products.

Coral reef ecology. --- Corals --- Ecology. --- Lithophytes --- Anthozoa --- Marine invertebrates --- Coral reefs and islands --- Reef ecology --- Ecology --- Marine Biology --- Physical Sciences --- Engineering and Technology --- Aquatic Ecosystem --- Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Coral reefs are acknowledged for the beauty of their organisms, which has made this natural ecosystem one of the most appreciated on Earth. It is believed to be the richest in terms of species diversity and species interactions, at least in theory since there is yet much documentation work to be done. Indeed, the paradox is that of the estimated one million species living in this ecosystem globally, only 10% of them have been described. To date, most of the coral reef studies have focused on the most peculiar and fabulous groups, such as corals and fishes, although most of the diversity is usually represented by small, colored, camouflaged, hidden, and crypto organisms from all kingdoms of life. The mystery of their diversity, ecology, biology, and importance in the functioning of coral reefs motivate many scientists to dive, all around the world, in order to discover, name, and appreciate such a fascinating, but unfortunately overlooked, component of nature. This book is a very nice illustration of the charm of the coral-associated fauna.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Ecological science, the Biosphere --- Cladocopium --- cryptofauna --- marine biodiversity --- mesophotic coral reef environments (MCEs) --- Octocorallia --- stoloniferous octocorals --- Symbiodiniaceae --- taxonomy --- coral-fish association --- symbiosis --- habitat structure --- prevalence --- damselfish --- coral reefs --- biological interactions --- integrative taxonomy --- corals --- bryozoans --- Maldives --- phylogeny --- Anthozoa --- records --- Macrocnemina --- Brachycnemina --- Caribbean Netherlands --- fire corals --- Hydrozoa --- pseudo-auto-epizoism --- stony corals --- substrate --- biodiversity --- scleractinian --- global change --- impacts --- Cladocopium --- cryptofauna --- marine biodiversity --- mesophotic coral reef environments (MCEs) --- Octocorallia --- stoloniferous octocorals --- Symbiodiniaceae --- taxonomy --- coral-fish association --- symbiosis --- habitat structure --- prevalence --- damselfish --- coral reefs --- biological interactions --- integrative taxonomy --- corals --- bryozoans --- Maldives --- phylogeny --- Anthozoa --- records --- Macrocnemina --- Brachycnemina --- Caribbean Netherlands --- fire corals --- Hydrozoa --- pseudo-auto-epizoism --- stony corals --- substrate --- biodiversity --- scleractinian --- global change --- impacts