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Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
5 CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1.1 Definition of the Tropics 1.2 What Makes the Tropics Different? References
6 PART 1: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 2: Weather and Climate 2.1 Tropical Heat Engine 2.2 Tropical Winds and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) 2.3 Tropical Rainfall and Temperature Patterns 2.4 Monsoons 2.5 Tropical Weather Systems 2.6 The El Niño‐ Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) 2.7 Climate Change: Physical Aspects References CHAPTER 3: Tropical Marine Hydrosphere 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Large‐Scale Circulation Patterns 3.3 Coastal Circulation 3.4 Estuarine Circulation 3.5 Coral Reef Hydrodynamics 3.6 Fluid Mechanics in Seagrass Meadows 3.7 Tides References CHAPTER 4: Tropical Marine Geosphere 4.1 Major Sedimentary Patterns 4.2 Distribution of Major Habitat Types 4.3 Nutrients 4.4 Tropical River Loads, Plumes, and Shelf Margins References
7 PART 2: STRUCTURE CHAPTER 5: Biogeography and Origins 5.1 Tropical Biogeography 5.2 The Coral Triangle 5.3 Origins Explained 5.4 Marine Ecoregions and Provinces 5.5 The Latitudinal Diversity Gradient References CHAPTER 6: Populations and Communities 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Density Independence, Density Dependence, and Intraspecific Competition 6.3 Populations with Age Structure 6.4 Meta‐populations 6.5 Interspecific Competition 6.6 Mutualism 6.7 Commensalism 6.8 Parasitism 6.9 Predation 6.10 Plant–Herbivore Interactions 6.11 Trophic Cascades 6.12 Facilitation Cascades References CHAPTER 7: Ecosystems 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Rocky Shores 7.3 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats 7.4 Coastal Lagoons 7.5 Mangrove Forests 7.6 Seagrass Meadows 7.7 Coral Reefs 7.8 Continental Shelves 7.9 Open Ocean References
8 PART III: FUNCTION CHAPTER 8: Primary Production 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats 8.3 Mangrove Forests 8.4 Seagrasses 8.5 Coral Reefs 8.6 Coastal Lagoons, Estuaries, and Tidal Waterways 8.7 Shelf Seas 8.8 Open Ocean References CHAPTER 9: Secondary Production 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton