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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Introduction: The Reef Phenomenon -- References -- 2: Into the Intimacy of Corals, Builders of the Sea -- 2.1 Taxonomic Affiliation -- 2.1.1 Systematic Classification of Cnidarians -- 2.1.2 Scleractinians -- 2.2 Morphology and Anatomy -- 2.2.1 Polyp Anatomy -- 2.2.2 Reproduction -- 2.2.2.1 Sexual Reproduction -- 2.2.2.2 Asexual Reproduction -- 2.2.3 Anatomy of Calcareous Skeletons -- 2.2.4 Coral Colonies -- 2.2.4.1 Corallite Arrangement -- 2.2.4.2 Colony Morphology -- 2.3 Symbiosis -- 2.4 Biomineralisation -- 2.4.1 Calicoderm and Biomineralisation -- 2.4.2 Skeletons and Biomineralisation -- 2.4.3 Interface Between Calicoderms and Skeletons -- 2.4.4 Principles of Calcification -- 2.5 Nutrition -- 2.5.1 Prey Capture -- 2.5.2 Food -- 2.5.3 Autotrophy -- References -- 3: The Modern Times -- 3.1 Biozonation -- 3.2 Reef Morphotypes -- 3.2.1 Fringing Reefs -- 3.2.2 Barrier Reefs -- 3.2.3 Atolls -- 3.2.4 Bank Reefs -- 3.2.5 High Carbonate Islands -- 3.3 Geographical Distribution -- 3.3.1 Ecological Control -- 3.3.2 Tectonic Control -- 3.3.3 Eustatic Control -- 3.3.4 Topographic Control -- 3.4 Reef Growth -- 3.4.1 Vertical Growth Strategies -- 3.4.1.1 Controlling Factors -- 3.4.1.2 Give-Up Growth -- 3.4.1.3 Keep-Up Growth -- 3.4.1.4 Catch-Up Mode -- 3.4.2 Lateral Growth -- 3.5 Morpho-Sedimentary Processes -- 3.5.1 Bioconstruction -- 3.5.2 Erosion -- 3.5.3 Bioaccumulation -- 3.5.4 Cementation -- 3.6 Internal Structure -- 3.6.1 Nature and Distribution of Facies -- 3.6.1.1 Framework Facies -- 3.6.1.2 Detrital Facies -- Sand-Dominated Facies -- Mud-Dominated Facies -- 3.6.1.3 Facies Distribution and Hydrodynamics -- 3.6.2 The Different Structural Models -- 3.7 A Brief History of Reef Development -- 3.7.1 The Climatic Context -- 3.7.2 History of Reef Development Since the Last Deglaciation.