TY - BOOK AU - Sheppard,Charles TI - Coral reefs : a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199682775 (pbk.) AV - QH541.5.C7 S443 2014 U1 - 578.7789 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Oxford KW - Coral reef ecology KW - Coral reef biology N1 - 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 ER -