Coral Reefs of Japan
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Contents
●	Cover, working group	[PDF 184KB]
●	Foreword　　　　Yuriko Koike	[PDF 32KB]
●	Preface　　　　 Kiyoshi Yamazato	[PDF 64KB]
●	Table of Contents	[PDF 68KB]
１	Distribution of coral reefs
	1-1 Hermatypic corals of Japan	[PDF 224KB]
	1-2 Coral reef landforms in Japan	[PDF 260KB]
	1-3 Distribution of coral reef communities	[PDF 1.3MB]
２	Coral reef disturbances
	2-1 Global environmental change and coral bleaching	[PDF 148KB]
	2-2 Predation damage to corals	[PDF 132KB]
	2-3 Coral diseases	[PDF 104KB]
	2-4 Direct impacts of coastal development	[PDF 64KB]
	2-5 Terrestrial inflow of soils and nutrients	[PDF 100KB]
	2-6 Inappropriate activities around coral reefs	[PDF 132KB]
	Coral reef degradation and sustainable use in the
	Yaeyama Archipelago, Okinawa: A Study of Lift-Net
	Fishery and Fishermen's Perspectives and Opinions
３	Coral reef monitoring
	3-1 Coral monitoring in Japan	[PDF 216KB]
	3-2 Remote sensing of coral reefs in Japan	[PDF 480KB]
４	Sustainable use and conservation of coral reefs
	4-1 Coral reef conservation and management in Japan	[PDF 80KB]
	4-2 Legal systems	[PDF 60KB]
	4-3 Environmental education related to coral reefs	[PDF 68KB]
	4-4 Fishery	[PDF 100KB]
	4-5 Tourism	[PDF 124KB]
	4-6 International Cooperation	[PDF 88KB]
５	Coral reef restoration
	5-1 Restoration techniques	[PDF 272KB]
	5-2 Approaches for restoring coral reef ecosystems	[PDF 96KB]
６	Status of coral reefs around the country
	6-0-0 Index map for Chapter 6	[PDF 160KB]
	6-1-1 Ogasawara Islands	[PDF 380KB]
	6-1-2 Osumi Islands and Tokara Archipelago	[PDF 372KB]
	6-1-3 Amami Archipelago	[PDF 472KB]
	6-1-4 Okinawa Islands	[PDF 856KB]
	6-1-5 Daito Islands	[PDF 328KB]
	6-1-6 Miyako Archipelago	[PDF 460KB]
	6-1-7 Yaeyama Archipelago	[PDF 872KB]
	6-2-1 Boso Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and Izu Islands	[PDF 468KB]
	6-2-2 Sea of Japan	[PDF 488KB]
	6-2-3 Kii Peninsula	[PDF 468KB]
	6-2-4 Shikoku	[PDF 444KB]
	6-2-5 Kyusyu	[PDF 424KB]
Appendix
	Appendix 1 Related statistic data of coral area	[PDF 304KB]
	1-1 Meteorological Data
	1-2 Population and Number of Households
	1-3 Number of employed in each industry
	1-4 Number of tourists visited
	1-5 Fishery Statistics
	1-6 Protected Areas
	1-7 Additional information on the Daito Islands and Sea of Japan
	Appendix 2 The 5th National Survey on the Environment	[PDF 36KB]
	Appendix 3 Spot Check method for coral reef survey	[PDF 200KB]
	Appendix 4 A list of Hermatypic corals in Japan	[PDF 148KB]
	Appendix 5 Japanese Organizations related to coral reef study and            conservation	[PDF 100KB]
	Appendix 6 Cited References	[PDF 396KB]
	Appendix 7 Authors	[PDF 68KB]
Column
	Coral Reefs on the Border	[PDF 468KB]
	Unique Genetic Properties of Acroporids	[PDF 56KB]
	Toward the revival of Miyakejima after the latest volcanic eruption	[PDF 44KB]
	Spawning behavior of brooders	[PDF 68KB]
	Mass spawning of Acroporids	[PDF 68KB]
	Living on coral reef atolls - Human induced vegetation changes	[PDF 64KB]
	Coral reef development near cities	[PDF 92KB]
	Folkcraft of Okinawan coral reefs	[PDF 68KB]
	Geographical features and use of Ryukyu limestone	[PDF 140KB]
	A glimpse of coral reef studies in pre-westernized Japan	[PDF 84KB]
	Reef Check in Japan	[PDF 44KB]
	International Coral Reef Research and Monitoring Center	[PDF 56KB]
	―For conservation of coral reefs in Japan and the world
End paper
	Global distribution of coral reefs (upper left) and map of Japan	[PDF 3.9MB]
	Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Isrands	[PDF 604KB]
●	Copy right	[PDF 20KB]