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Aquatic environments - marine and freshwater basins - are
increasingly subject to anthropogenic stresses. Likewise, there is
an increasing demand for better and more reliable methods for the
monitoring and assessment of these large and important ecosystems
and the interrelations between the physical and chemical features
of water bodies. The use of radioisotopic techniques offers a wide
range of methodological possibilities because all biologically
active compounds contain long-living radioisotopes which make the
analytical field and laboratory work possible without the
precautions involved in direct radiation health hazards.
Coral reef communities are among the most complex, mature and
productive ecosystems on earth. Their activity resulted in the
creation of vast lime constructions. Being extremely productive and
having the function of a powerful biofilter, coral reefs play an
important role in global biogeochemical processes and in the
reproduction of food resources in tropical marine regions. All
aspects of coral reef science are covered systematically and on the
basis of a holistic ecosystem approach. The geological history of
coral reefs, their geomorphology as well as biology including
community structure of reef biota, their functional
characteristics, physiological aspects, biogeochemical metabolism,
energy balance, environmental problems and management of resources
are treated in detail.
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