Coral reefs : a very short introduction Charles Sheppard.
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 391 | Very short introductions ; 391.Publication details: New York Oxford 2014Description: xiii, 127 p. ill. 18 cmISBN:- 9780199682775 (pbk.)
- 0199682771 (pbk.)
- Coral reefs
- 578.7789 23
- QH541.5.C7 S443 2014
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Books | GESM Library Main Library | English Non-Fiction Adolescent-Adult | ENA/ 578 SHE | Available | E0003760 |
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.
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