Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN CORAL REEFS – STRUCTURE, FORM AND PROCESS
Volume Editor
David Hopley is Professor Emeritus in the School of Earth and Environmental Science at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia,
where he has worked since 1965. He has an M.A. from the University of Manchester and Ph.D. from James Cook University. His initial research
into Holocene sea levels and tropical landforms quickly focused on the evolution of coral reefs, reflecting the importance of the Great Barrier Reef
to his home institution. Experience with coral reefs extends to many parts of the world including Australia, Barbados, India, Indonesia, Maldives,
Papua New Guinea, Rodrigues and Thailand. He has authored and edited almost 200 scientific publications. Amongst numerous awards have been
the J.P. Thomson silver medal from the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (1984) and Life Membership of PACON International (1992).
Editorial Board
Guy Cabioch
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Centre d’Ile de France
32 avenue Henri Varagnat
93143 Bondy Cedex
France
Peter Davies
School of Geosciences
University of Sydney
Camperdown
Sydney
NSW 2006
Australia
Terry Done
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PMB 3 Mail Centre
Townsville
QLD 4810
Australia
Eberhard Gischler
Institut für Geowissenschaften
J.W. Goethe-Universität
Altenhoferallee 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Ian Macintyre
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 37012
Washington
DC 20013-7012
USA
Rachel Wood
School of Geosciences
Grant Institute
University of Edinburgh
Kings Buildings, West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JW
UK
Colin Woodroffe
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wollongong University
Wollongong
NSW 2522
Australia
Aims of the Series
The Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all the main areas in the Earth Sciences.
Each volume comprises a focused and carefully chosen collection of contributions from leading names in the subject, with copious illustrations
and reference lists.
These books represent one of the world’s leading resources for the Earth Sciences community. Previous volumes are being updated and new
works published, so that the volumes will continue to be essential reading for all professional earth scientists, geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, and oceanographers as well as for teachers and students. See the dustjacket of this volume for a current list of titles in the Encyclopedia of Earth
Sciences Series. Go to http://www.springerlink.com/reference-works/ to visit the “Earth Sciences Series” online.
About the Series Editor
Professor Charles W. Finkl has edited and/or contributed to more than eight volumes in the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. For the past 25
years, he has been the Executive Director of the Coastal Education & Research Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the international Journal of
Coastal Research. In addition to these duties, he is Research Professor at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. He is
a graduate of the University of Western Australia (Perth) and previously worked for a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of the International Nickel
Company of Canada (INCO). During his career, he acquired field experience in Australia, the Caribbean, South America, southwest Pacific islands,
southern Africa, Western Europe, and the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Southeast USA.
Founding Series Editor
Professor Rhodes W. Fairbridge (deceased) has edited more than 24 encyclopedias in the Earth Sciences Series. During his career, he has worked as
a petroleum geologist in the Middle East and been a World War II intelligence officer in the southwest Pacific and led expeditions to the Sahara,
Arctic Canada, Arctic Scandinavia, Brazil, and New Guinea. He was Emeritus Professor of Geology at Columbia University and was affiliated with
the Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN CORAL REEFS – STRUCTURE, FORM AND PROCESS
Volume Editor
David Hopley is Professor Emeritus in the School of Earth and Environmental Science at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia,
where he has worked since 1965. He has an M.A. from the University of Manchester and Ph.D. from James Cook University. His initial research
into Holocene sea levels and tropical landforms quickly focused on the evolution of coral reefs, reflecting the importance of the Great Barrier Reef
to his home institution. Experience with coral reefs extends to many parts of the world including Australia, Barbados, India, Indonesia, Maldives,
Papua New Guinea, Rodrigues and Thailand. He has authored and edited almost 200 scientific publications. Amongst numerous awards have been
the J.P. Thomson silver medal from the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (1984) and Life Membership of PACON International (1992).
Editorial Board
Guy Cabioch
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Centre d’Ile de France
32 avenue Henri Varagnat
93143 Bondy Cedex
France
Peter Davies
School of Geosciences
University of Sydney
Camperdown
Sydney
NSW 2006
Australia
Terry Done
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PMB 3 Mail Centre
Townsville
QLD 4810
Australia
Eberhard Gischler
Institut für Geowissenschaften
J.W. Goethe-Universität
Altenhoferallee 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Ian Macintyre
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 37012
Washington
DC 20013-7012
USA
Rachel Wood
School of Geosciences
Grant Institute
University of Edinburgh
Kings Buildings, West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JW
UK
Colin Woodroffe
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wollongong University
Wollongong
NSW 2522
Australia
Aims of the Series
The Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all the main areas in the Earth Sciences.
Each volume comprises a focused and carefully chosen collection of contributions from leading names in the subject, with copious illustrations
and reference lists.
These books represent one of the world’s leading resources for the Earth Sciences community. Previous volumes are being updated and new
works published, so that the volumes will continue to be essential reading for all professional earth scientists, geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, and oceanographers as well as for teachers and students. See the dustjacket of this volume for a current list of titles in the Encyclopedia of Earth
Sciences Series. Go to http://www.springerlink.com/reference-works/ to visit the “Earth Sciences Series” online.
About the Series Editor
Professor Charles W. Finkl has edited and/or contributed to more than eight volumes in the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. For the past 25
years, he has been the Executive Director of the Coastal Education & Research Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the international Journal of
Coastal Research. In addition to these duties, he is Research Professor at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. He is
a graduate of the University of Western Australia (Perth) and previously worked for a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of the International Nickel
Company of Canada (INCO). During his career, he acquired field experience in Australia, the Caribbean, South America, southwest Pacific islands,
southern Africa, Western Europe, and the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Southeast USA.
Founding Series Editor
Professor Rhodes W. Fairbridge (deceased) has edited more than 24 encyclopedias in the Earth Sciences Series. During his career, he has worked as
a petroleum geologist in the Middle East and been a World War II intelligence officer in the southwest Pacific and led expeditions to the Sahara,
Arctic Canada, Arctic Scandinavia, Brazil, and New Guinea. He was Emeritus Professor of Geology at Columbia University and was affiliated with
the Goddard Institute for Space Studies.