Woo Chi Kit. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 275-287). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Contents --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.xii / List of Figures --- p.xvi / Chapter Chapter 1: --- General Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Biotic disturbances --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- Competition --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Bioerosion --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.3 --- Predation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.1.4 --- Diseases --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Abiotic disturbances --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Fluctuating physical parameters --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Human activity --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Pollution --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.2.4 --- Hurricanes --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.2.5 --- Sedimentation --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Consequences of injuries --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.3.1 --- Degradation of coral community --- p.12 / Chapter 1.1.3.2 --- Reduction of coral fitness --- p.14 / Chapter 1.1.3.3 --- Recovery from injuries --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2 --- Study Area --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis outline --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- The regeneration of artificial injuries on scleractinian corals / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods and Materials --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Study site --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Species chosen --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Tissue injury vs scraping injury --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Effect of colony size on lesion regeneration --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Seasonal differences in lesion regeneration --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Monitoring of injury recovery --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Tissue thickness of the coral species --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.8 --- Water temperature --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.9 --- Image and statistical analyses --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Regeneration pattern of artificial lesion --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Regeneration pattern of experiments in summer 2001 --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- Regeneration pattern of experiments in autumn 2001 --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Regeneration pattern of experiments in winter 2001 --- p.36 / Chapter 2.3.1.4 --- Regeneration pattern of experiments in spring 2002 --- p.38 / Chapter 2.3.1.5 --- Regeneration pattern of experiments in summer 2002 --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.1.6 --- Regeneration pattern of experiments in autumn 2002 --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Generalized recovery pattern --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Statistical analysis of the recovery time of the artificial lesion --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- Colony size vs Recovery time --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Tissue injury vs Scraping injury --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Recovery times among species with artificial lesions --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.3.4 --- Recovery time of artificial lesions inflicted at different seasons --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Photosynthetic activity of lesions inflicted by artificial injuries --- p.45 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- The tissue thickness of coral species --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Water temperature in Tung Ping Chau --- p.49 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.49 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Rate of recovery in the artificial lesions --- p.49 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Effects of colony size on the recovery of the artificial lesion --- p.51 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Recovery of different injury types --- p.54 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Interspecific differences on regeneration --- p.56 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Seasonal differences in the recovery time of artificial lesions --- p.60 / Chapter 2.4.6 --- Photosynthetic activity of the artificial lesions --- p.62 / Chapter 2.4.7 --- Difficulties and and significance of the experiments --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- The regeneration of selected coral species subjected to experimental breakage and toppling / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.135 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods and Materials --- p.139 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Study site --- p.139 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Species chosen --- p.140 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Experimental breakage of Acropora digitifera --- p.140 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Experimental toppling of selected coral species --- p.142 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Image and statistical analysis --- p.143 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.143 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- The regeneration of Acropora digitifera colonies subjected to experimental breakage --- p.143 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Photosynthetic activity of the fragments --- p.147 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- The regeneration of corals subjected to experimental toppling --- p.147 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.150 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Rate of recovery of coral lesions inflicted by artificial breakage --- p.151 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Size dependence of lesion recovery in artificial breakage study --- p.152 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Fragmentation of the branching corals --- p.155 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Recovery of experimental toppling --- p.159 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- The regeneration of bleached scleractinian corals / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.185 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methods and Materials --- p.189 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Study Site and Species chosen --- p.189 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Recovery of bleached corals in summer 2001 --- p.190 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Recovery of bleached corals in winter --- p.191 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Physical parameters --- p.192 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Statistical analysis --- p.192 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.193 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Photosynthetic quantum yield of Hydnophora exesa --- p.193 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Photosynthetic quantum yield of Montipora turgescens --- p.194 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Photosynthetic quantum yield of winter bleached Pontes lutea --- p.195 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Physical parameters --- p.197 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.199 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Bleaching affects photosynthesis --- p.199 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Temperature regulating the photosynthesis --- p.207 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Consequence of coral bleaching --- p.209 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Adaptive bleaching hypothesis --- p.210 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- Scope for corals in Hong Kong --- p.211 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- General health conditions of coral communities in Tung Ping Chau / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.221 / Chapter 5.2 --- Methods and materials --- p.224 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Study site --- p.224 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Species chosen --- p.225 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Belt transect and quadrat methods --- p.225 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Definitions of injury types --- p.226 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Statistical analysis --- p.229 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.229 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- General surveys of the corals --- p.229 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Injuries on Platygyra acuta --- p.230 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Injuries on Pontes lutea --- p.231 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Injuries on Pavona decussata --- p.235 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- Statistical analysis --- p.236 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.237 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Seasonal differences and the health of specific coral in Tung Ping Chau --- p.237 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Partial mortality --- p.240 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Recruitment of bivalves --- p.242 / Chapter 5.4.4 --- Physical damage on the coral surface --- p.243 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Summary and Perspectives / Chapter 6.1 --- The regeneration of artificial injuries on scleractinian corals --- p.264 / Chapter 6.2 --- The regeneration of selected coral species subjected to experimental breakage and toppling --- p.267 / Chapter 6.3 --- The regeneration of injuries from natural impact on scleractinian coral --- p.269 / Chapter 6.4 --- General health conditions of selected coral species in Tung Ping Chau --- p.270 / Chapter 6.5 --- Significance of the findings of the experiments carried out in this study --- p.271 / Chapter 6.6 --- Limitations and future works --- p.273 / References --- p.275
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325202 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Woo, Chi Kit., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xxx, 287 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Ping Chau (Hong Kong, China) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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