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