Sheppard, Charles, <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199682775 (pbk.) 0199682771 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014938179 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Coral reef ecology.<br/>Coral reef biology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH541.5.C7  / S443 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>578.7789