The biology of coral reefs / Charles R.C. Sheppard, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, UK, Simon K. Davy, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Graham M. Pilling, SPC, Ocenaic Fisheries Programme, New Caledonia, Nicholas A.J. Graham, Lancaster Environmental Cenre, Lancaster University, UK.

Author/creator Sheppard, Charles
Other author Davy, Simon K.
Other author Pilling, Graham M.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionx, 370 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects

SeriesBiology of habitats
Biology of habitats. ^A379454
Contents Coral reefs: biodiverse and productive tropical ecosystems -- The main reef builders and space occupiers -- The abiotic environment -- Symbiotic interactions -- Microbial, microalgal, and planktonic reef life -- Reef fishes: evolution, diversity, and function -- Reef fisheries and reef aquaculture -- Coral reefs in the modern world -- Consequences to reefs of changing environmental stress -- The future, human population, and management.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017959221
ISBN9780198787341 (hbk.)
ISBN0198787340 (hbk.)
ISBN9780198787358 (pbk.)
ISBN0198787359 (pbk.)

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