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Contents
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Biogeochemical Metabolism and Energy Flows
in Reef Ecosystems ................................ 369
10.1 Biogeochemical Metabolism of Organic Matter ....... 369
10.2 Biogeochemical Metabolism of Other Elements ....... 383
10.3 Model Studies and Energy Budget in Reef Ecosystems. 384
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Destruction and Recovery of Reef Systems,
Reef and Man .................................... 391
11.1 The Acanthaster Problem .......................... 391
11.2 Destruction of Corals by Physical Stress ............. 401
11.3 Coral Diseases .................................... 406
11.4 Anthropogenic Impacts ............................ 407
11.5 Reef Fishery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 415
11.6 Problems of Monitoring and Rational Use
of Reef Resources ................................. 420
11.7 Protection, Monitoring and Rational Use of Resources;
Artificial Reefs ................................... 423
References ............................................ 427
Subject Index ......................................... 463