Coral reefs : a very short introduction
Sheppard, Charles,
Coral reefs : a very short introduction Charles Sheppard. - New York Oxford 2014 - xiii, 127 p. ill. 18 cm - Very short introductions 391 . - Very short introductions ; 391. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of illustrations -- 1. Geology or biology? -- 2. Ancient reefs and islands -- 3. The architects of a reef -- 4. The resulting structure-a reef -- 5. Microbial and planktonic engines of the reef -- 6. Reef fish and other major predators -- 7. Pressures on reef ecosystems -- 8. Climate change and reefs -- 9. Doing something about it -- Further reading -- Index.
9780199682775 (pbk.) 0199682771 (pbk.)
2014938179
Coral reef ecology.
Coral reef biology.
QH541.5.C7 / S443 2014
578.7789
Coral reefs : a very short introduction Charles Sheppard. - New York Oxford 2014 - xiii, 127 p. ill. 18 cm - Very short introductions 391 . - Very short introductions ; 391. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of illustrations -- 1. Geology or biology? -- 2. Ancient reefs and islands -- 3. The architects of a reef -- 4. The resulting structure-a reef -- 5. Microbial and planktonic engines of the reef -- 6. Reef fish and other major predators -- 7. Pressures on reef ecosystems -- 8. Climate change and reefs -- 9. Doing something about it -- Further reading -- Index.
9780199682775 (pbk.) 0199682771 (pbk.)
2014938179
Coral reef ecology.
Coral reef biology.
QH541.5.C7 / S443 2014
578.7789