Distribution of marine organisms and its geological significance in the modern reef complex of the Ryukyu Islands

Organic carbon flux in Shiraho coral reef (Ishigaki Island, Japan)

“…The reef has a distinct topographical zonation from land to ocean: moat, reef pavement, reef crest and reef edge. (Iryu et al 1995. The study site was at the middle of the reef pavement (Fig.…”

Environmental Limits to Coral Reef Development: Where Do We Draw the Line?

“…As light penetration decreases outside the tropics, depth of reef growth shallows accordingly. Active reef growth at high latitude is restricted to relatively shallow depths (e.g., Lord Howe Island, Harriott et al, 1995;Ryukyus, Kan et al, 1995, andIryu et al, 1995;Kermadec Islands, Schiel et al, 1986). Many light-limited coral communities listed in Table 5 {e.g., Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Guinea) are not marginal in terms of the other variables.…”

Non-Geniculate Coralline Algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) on Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

“…Hydrolithon reinboldii Ϫ French Polynesia, (Payri and N'Yeurt 1997) Ϫ Guam (Gordon et al 1976) Ϫ Hawaiian Islands (Adey et al 1982) Ϫ Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Iryu et al 1995) Ϫ South India (Krishnamurthy and Jayagopal 1987 a) Ϫ Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia (Verheij 1993) Mastophora pacifica Ϫ French Polynesia (Payri and N'Yeurt 1997) Ϫ Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Iryu et al 1995) Ϫ Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia (Verheij 1993) Neogoniolithon Ϫ Capricornia Section, GBR (Cribb 1984 as N. fosliei (Heydrich) Setchell and Mason) brassica-florida Ϫ Fiji (Keats et al 1997 as N. fosliei) Ϫ Great Barrier Reef (Cribb 1983 as N. fosliei) Ϫ Guam (Gordon et al 1976 as N. fosliei) Ϫ Hawaiian Islands (Adey et al 1982 as N. fosliei) …”