Preface
1. Introduction for this book –general aspects of coral reefs of Japan and related studies–
2. Dissolved organic matter in coral reefs: distribution, production, and bacterial consumption
3. Studies on stress responses of corals in Japan
4. Coral disease in Japan
5. Ocean acidification studies in coral reefs of Japan
6. Frontiers of coral-based sclerochronological studies in Japan
7. Coral reproduction in Japan
8. Population genetics of corals in Japan
9. Distribution expansion and historical population outbreak patterns of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci sensu lato, in Japan from 1912 to 2015
10. Studies on mesophotic coral ecosystems in Japan
11. The hydrodynamic impacts of tropical cyclones to coral reefs in Japan: current status and future perspectives
12. Concluding remarks: Future perspectives on coral reef studies of Japan –from biology, earth science, and conservation and restoration.