| Theme 1 |
Evolution of Coral Reef Ecosystems |
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Terry Hughes (James Cook University, Australia)
Biogeography, Climate Change and Evolution of Coral Reefs |
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| Theme 2 |
Environmental Factors Controlling
Coral Reef Formation in Space and Time |
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| John Chappell (Australian National University, Australia) Reef Provinces and Refugia: Expansions, Contractions and Shocks to Coral Reefs throughout Quaternary Climatic Cycles |
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| Theme 3 |
The Relationship between Ecosystem Stability and Biogeochemical Cycles |
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| Loic Charpy (Universit de Marseille, France)Importance of Cyanobacteria in Coral Reef: Paleo (Stromatolites) ,Benthic (Microbialites) and Planktonic (Trichodesmium and Other) ,with a Special Focus on Calcification and Nitrogen Cycle |
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| Theme 4 |
Towards a System where Humans and Coral Reefs Coexist |
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Makoto Tsuchiya (University of the Ryukyus, Japan) and Richard Kenchington (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Toward Integrated Coral Reef Science
-Priority Issues in Coral Reef Management: A Raport of Outcomes of the Second International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium (ITMEMS2)
-A New Challenge for Conservation and Restoration of Coral Reefs |
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| Theme 5 |
Remote Sensing and Others |
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Serge Andréfouët (University of South Florida, USA, and IRD, New Caledonia, France)
The Diversity and Extent of Planet Earth's Modern Coral Reefs as View from Space |
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