The biology of coral reefs /

A concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coral reefs, providing an overview of the ecology of coral reefs and their functioning, and the biology of their major species groups. The responses to modern environmental pressures, climate change, and use of their resources is also descri...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

1. Verfasser:

Sheppard

Weitere Verfasser:

Davy, Simon K., Pilling, Graham M., Charles

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.

Zusammenfassung:

A concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coral reefs, providing an overview of the ecology of coral reefs and their functioning, and the biology of their major species groups. The responses to modern environmental pressures, climate change, and use of their resources is also described.

Umfang:

1 online resource (x, 339 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps.

Bibliografie:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Schlagworte:

Coral reef biology.

Bezugswerke:

Parallelausgabe: 0-19-856635-2

Parallelausgabe: 0-19-171393-7