Chapter 1 Introduction for This Book: General Aspects of the Coral Reefs of Japan

Chapter 2 Dissolved Organic Matter in Coral Reefs: Distribution, Production, and Bacterial Consumption

Chapter 3 Studies on Stress Responses of Corals in Japan

Chapter 4 Coral Disease in Japan

Chapter 5 Ocean Acidification Studies in Coral Reefs of Japan

Chapter 6 Frontiers of Coral-Based Sclerochronological Studies in Japan

Chapter 7 Coral Reproduction in Japan

Chapter 9 Distribution Expansion and Historical Population Outbreak Patterns of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci sensu lato, in Japan from 1912 to 2015

Chapter 10 Studies on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Japan

Chapter 11 The Hydrodynamic Impacts of Tropical Cyclones on Coral Reefs of Japan: Key Points and Future Perspectives

Chapter 12 Concluding Remarks: Future Perspectives on Coral Reef Studies of Japan – From Biology, Earth Science, and Conservation and Restoration