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Author : Sydney John Hickson
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Recent Corals written by Sydney John Hickson and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sydney John Hickson
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Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Recent Corals written by Sydney John Hickson and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Sheppard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192642510
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs: A Very Short Introduction written by Charles Sheppard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Coral reefs are among the most beautiful, and most diverse, of ecosystems. Early seafarers were wary of them, naturalists were confused by them, yet many coastal people benefited greatly from these mysterious rocky structures that grew up to the surface of the sea. They have been rich in their supply of food, and they provided a breakwater from storms and high waves to countless coastal communities that developed from their protection. Their scale is enormous and their value high. Found in countless locations around the world, from the Indo-Pacific coral reef province to the Caribbean and Australia, they support both marine and human life. But today coral reefs are in trouble, with many dying or suffering from over-exploitation, pollution, and the warming and acidification of the oceans. Understanding reefs, their conservation and management, is vital, and so is conveying this to authority if we are to preserve these remarkable ecosystems. In this Very Short Introduction Charles Sheppard describes the complex structure and interdependencies of a reef, how reefs have evolved, the diversity of marine life that they support, and their importance to the human population who live beside them. This new edition describes the latest research on the complex symbioses of coral animals with microorganisms. It also highlights the scale of the challenge facing our reefs today, following recent ocean heatwaves - part of wider climate disruption - that killed half the world's reefs, and considers what can be done to preserve these essential and vibrant ecosystems. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Jesse Harlan Johnson
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Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Organic Limestones written by Jesse Harlan Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Irus Braverman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520970837
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Coral Whisperers written by Irus Braverman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, a catastrophic global bleaching event devastated many of the world’s precious coral reefs. Working on the front lines of ruin, today’s coral scientists are struggling to save these important coral reef ecosystems from the imminent threats of rapidly warming, acidifying, and polluted oceans. Coral Whisperers captures a critical moment in the history of coral reef science. Gleaning insights from over one hundred interviews with leading scientists and conservation managers, Irus Braverman documents a community caught in an existential crisis and alternating between despair and hope. In this important new book, corals emerge not only as signs and measures of environmental catastrophe, but also as catalysts for action.
Author : Gail Gibbons
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823443701
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs (New & Updated Edition) written by Gail Gibbons and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is life like in a coral reef? What do corals eat? Why are corals more colorful at nighttime? Learn about some of the most beautiful locations in the natural world Marine biologists believe coral reefs existed 400 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today this active environment is home to about 20,000 kinds of brilliantly colored corals, plants, and animals--more sea creatures than are found anywhere else in the world. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is so large that astronauts can see it from outer space! Children in early elementary grades will enjoy Gibbon's informative text and clear, detailed illustrations on this journey into the unique lives of coral reefs.
Author : Peter F. Sale
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300258690
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs written by Peter F. Sale and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening introduction to the complexity, wonder, and vital roles of coral reefs When mass coral bleaching and die-offs were first identified in the 1980s, and eventually linked to warming events, the scientific community was sure that such a dramatic and unambiguous signal would serve as a warning sign about the devastating effects of global warming. Instead, most people ignored that warning. Subsequent decades have witnessed yet more degradation. Reefs around the world have lost more than 50 percent of their living coral since the 1970s. In this book, distinguished marine ecologist Peter F. Sale imparts his passion for the unexpected beauty, complexity, and necessity of coral reefs. By placing reefs in the wider context of global climate change, Sale demonstrates how their decline is more than simply a one-off environmental tragedy, but rather an existential warning to humanity. He offers a reframing of the enormous challenge humanity faces as a noble venture to steer the planet into safe waters that might even retain some coral reefs.
Author : Sylvia Earle
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426323646
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs written by Sylvia Earle and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief introduction to coral reefs, including where they are found, how they grow, what lives in them, their importance, and efforts being made to protect and restore them.
Author : Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060295538
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Life in a Coral Reef written by Wendy Pfeffer and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral reefs are beautiful underwater cities that bustle with excitement and activity. From clown fish to spiny lobsters, hundreds of plants and animals live on coral reefs, making them one of nature's greatest treasures. What happens during a typical day in these marine metropolises? Read and find out!
Author : Jonathan Turnbull Phinney
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
ISBN 13 : 0875903592
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (759 download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs and Climate Change written by Jonathan Turnbull Phinney and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 61. The effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and related climate change on shallow coral reefs are gaining considerable attention for scientific and economic reasons worldwide. Although increased scientific research has improved our understanding of the response of coral reefs to climate change, we still lack key information that can help guide reef management. Research and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems over the past few decades have documented two major threats related to increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2: (1) increased sea surface temperatures and (2) increased seawater acidity (lower pH). Higher atmospheric CO2 levels have resulted in rising sea surface temperatures and proven to be an acute threat to corals and other reef-dwelling organisms. Short periods (days) of elevated sea surface temperatures by as little as 1–2°C above the normal maximum temperature has led to more frequent and more widespread episodes of coral bleaching-the expulsion of symbiotic algae. A more chronic consequence of increasing atmospheric CO2 is the lowering of pH of surface waters, which affects the rate at which corals and other reef organisms secrete and build their calcium carbonate skeletons. Average pH of the surface ocean has already decreased by an estimated 0.1 unit since preindustrial times, and will continue to decline in concert with rising atmospheric CO2. These climate-related Stressors combined with other direct anthropogenic assaults, such as overfishing and pollution, weaken reef organisms and increase their susceptibility to disease.
Author : Sylvia A. Johnson
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780822514510
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (145 download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs written by Sylvia A. Johnson and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 1984 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and photographs examine the different kinds of coral reefs and their composition and describe the variety of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and other animals that live in the reef environment.
Author : Joel W. Iledgpeth and Harry S. Ladd
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813710677
Total Pages : 2468 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology written by Joel W. Iledgpeth and Harry S. Ladd and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1957 with total page 2468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zdenek Kopal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401175454
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of the Moon written by Zdenek Kopal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After several decades spent in astronomical semi-obscurity, the Moon has of late suddenly emerged as an object of considerable interest to students of astronomy as well as of other branches of natural science and technology; and the reasons for this are indeed of historical significance. For the Moon has now been destined to be the first celestial body outside the confines of our own planet to be reconnoitered at a close range by means of spacecraft built and sent out by human hand for this purpose. At the time of writing, not less than ten such spacecraft of American as well as Rus sian origin landed already on different parts of the lunar surface; and some of these provided remarkable records of its detail structure to a spatial resolution increased thousandfold over that attained so far from our ground-based facilities. A renewed interest in our satellite, stemming from this source, on the part of the students of many branches of science and technology has also underlined the need for presenting the gist of our present knowledge in this field in the form that could serve as an introduction to the study of the Moon not only for astronomers, but also for serious students from other branches of science or technology.
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Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The American Journal of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John West Wells
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Total Pages : 304 pages
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Download or read book Recent Corals of the Marshall Islands written by John West Wells and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ecologic and taxonomic analysis of living reef- and non-reef-building corals at Bikini and other Marshall Islands atolls.
Author : Sir Norman Lockyer
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Total Pages : 1096 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 804 pages
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Download or read book Science Progress written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
