Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama, June 24-29,1996 - International Coral Reef Symposium 1996 jun. 24-29 : Panama); Lessios, H. A.; Macyntire, Ian G. (Balboa, Panama : Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1997)
Volume I. Plenary Presentations. Field trip guides. Status od coral reefs around the world. Biogeographic comparision: another pperspective on coral reef ecology. Long term ecological dynamics of coral reef ecosystems over broad spatial scales: the past and the present. Tropical benthiac communites. Natural disturbance. Ecology of pest organisms on coral reefs. Caribbean coastal marine productivity (Caricomp). Are calcareous algae important to reef today or in the past?. Coral reef lagoons. Nutrient dynamics and coral reef ecosystems. Carbon and carbonate cycling in coral reefs. Fishcommunities. -- Volume II. Flow and coral reefs: from micro-to meso-scale effects. Dispersal and recruitment of coral reefs fishes. Larval dispersal and recruitment in benthic reef invertebrates. Early development and larval biology of invertebrate coral reef organisms. Chemical ecology of benthic reef invertebrates. The biology of zooxanthellae. Coral reef invertebrates. Sponges on coral reefs. Sampling design for science and management leaders. Remote sensing. Assessments of coral reefs for the international year of the reef. Databases relevant to coral reef studies. Systematics of reef invertebrates. New approaches to understanding the evolution of clonal organisms. Evolution of reef ecosystems. Climate records in coral skeletons. Siliciclastic reefs. Taphonomy. Antropogenic disturbances in coral reef environments. Marine protected areas: function and design. Management of coral reefs and associated communities. Population and ecosystem sustainability of reef fishing. Environmental monitoring and restoration. Social science issues in coral reef management
Keywords: BIOLOGIA DE ARRECIFES MADREPORICOS -- CONGRESOS, CONFERENCIAS, ETC; ECOLOGIA DE ARRECIFES MADREPORICOS