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020 _a9780199682775 (pbk.)
020 _a0199682771 (pbk.)
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050 0 _aQH541.5.C7
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100 1 _aSheppard, Charles,
_eauthor.
240 0 0 _aCoral reefs
245 0 0 _aCoral reefs : a very short introduction
_cCharles Sheppard.
260 _aNew York
_bOxford
_c2014
300 _axiii, 127 p.
_bill.
_c18 cm
490 0 _aVery short introductions
_v391
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aList 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.
650 1 0 _aCoral reef ecology.
650 1 0 _aCoral reef biology.
830 0 _aVery short introductions ;
_v391.
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