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Author : Eric Ethan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Coral reef animals
ISBN : OCLC:1148609859
Describes hunting techniques used by predators that live in and around coral reefs.
Author : Eric Ethan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Coral reef animals
ISBN : 0395781035
Describes hunting techniques used by predators that live in and around coral reefs.
Author : Charles Sheppard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780192642516
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 : Phil Hunt
Publisher : Sourcebooks
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Pets
ISBN : UCSD:31822035347327
(back cover) This book focuses on developing a system using natural rock and sand as the foundation for a sustainable reef aquarium. Detailed step-by-step guidance throughout. Features more than 400 photos and illustrations.
Author : Megan Cooley Peterson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781476502472
"Introduces coral reefs to young readers, including sturcture, life cycle, habitat, and other animals plants that live there"--
Author : Katy Pike,Garda Turner
Publisher : Blake Education
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1865094706
Go facts series 3: oceans 4 book set and teacher's guide (oceans, sea life, people and the sea, coral reefs)
Author : Chen-Tung Arthur Chen,Jacques C. J. Nihoul
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781905839636
Oceanography is a component of Encyclopedia of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. These volumes deal with the oceans as an integrated dynamic system, characterized by a delicate, complex system of interactions among the biota, the ocean boundaries with the solid earth and the atmosphere. This set of volumes is designed to be a very authoritative reference for state-of-the-art knowledge on the various aspects such as: Physical Oceanography, Chemistry of the oceans, Biological Oceanography, Geological oceanography, Coral Reefs as a Life Supporting System, Human Uses of the Oceans, Ocean Engineering, and Modeling the Ocean System from a Sustainable Development perspective. These volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Author : Lindsay Shaffer
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781618918185
Chomp! A whitetip reef shark swallows its latest meal. But this hunter won’t stay full for long. Its hunt continues on the ocean floor! Whitetip reef sharks are predators that thrive in the coral reef biome. This low-level title introduces readers to the many adaptations that help whitetips survive. Special features add information about range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
Author : Carlos Eyles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fishers
ISBN : 1881652335
Managing Diversity is the most complete and comprehensive textbook for gaining knowledge of people from every major ethnic and lifestyle group in the U.S. workplace. It is the only one that covers all this as well as the basic diversity concepts, such as culture, cultural differences, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, and managing the diversity function within an organization. The basic philosophy encompasses "unity in diversity," "inclusiveness and valuing diversity," "what's it like to be you?" and "evaluate substance over style." Students get a package that includes textbook, Business Students Guide, and Library Learning Link. Faculty also get a comprehensive Instructors Manual and PowerPoint slides. From the Preface : How This Book Can Change Your Life This book can do more for you than just provide information about changes in the multicultural workplace. It provides tools for you to change your life-if you to choose to raise your awareness, change limiting beliefs, and adopt new success strategies. Transformation, or lasting change, can only take place at the level of belief, so this book is designed to help you open up your worldview-and therefore transform it. Such transformation will open up richer relationships with people who hold quite different worldviews. Is This Book For You? This book is for you if you see yourself as a workplace leader-now or in the future-whether you take a leadership role as the new member of a work team, the head of an organization, or somewhere in between. This book is for you if you're ready to develop the people power and people skills you need for managing diversity. In this book you'll get the information you need to make informed choices-as well as the processes for broadening your viewpoints and integrating new success skills into your daily interactions.
Author : Andrew Ure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU50627678
Author : Sarah M Hamylton,Pat Hutchings,Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 9781486315499
Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East. They have been viewed as a bedrock of coastal livelihoods, as uncharted and perilous nautical hazards, as valuable natural resources, and as unique, natural wonders with secrets waiting to be unlocked. Australia's coral reefs have sustained a global interest as places to visit, and as objects of study, science, protection and conservation."Coral Reefs of Australia" examines our evolving relationship with coral reefs, and explores their mystery and the fast pace at which they are now changing. Corals are feeling the dramatic impacts of global climate change, having undergone several devastating mass coral bleaching events, dramatic species range shifts and gradual ocean acidification. This comprehensive and engaging book brings together the diverse views of Indigenous Australians, coral reef scientists, managers and politicians to reveal how we interact with coral reefs, focussing on Indigenous culture, coastal livelihoods, exploration, discovery, scientific research and climate change. It will inform and inspire readers to learn more about these intriguing natural phenomena and how we can protect coral reefs for the future.
Author : David Hopley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048126385
Coral reefs are the largest landforms built by plants and animals. Their study therefore incorporates a wide range of disciplines. This encyclopedia approaches coral reefs from an earth science perspective, concentrating especially on modern reefs. Currently coral reefs are under high stress, most prominently from climate change with changes to water temperature, sea level and ocean acidification particularly damaging. Modern reefs have evolved through the massive environmental changes of the Quaternary with long periods of exposure during glacially lowered sea level periods and short periods of interglacial growth. The entries in this encyclopedia condense the large amount of work carried out since Charles Darwin first attempted to understand reef evolution. Leading authorities from many countries have contributed to the entries covering areas of geology, geography and ecology, providing comprehensive access to the most up-to-date research on the structure, form and processes operating on Quaternary coral reefs.
Author : Stephen Person
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781597168694
"Welcome to the coral reef--a giant city under the sea. Here you'll discover how tiny coral polyps form stony skeletons that become large 'buildings' rising up from the ocean floor. You'll also find out how clownfish, parrotfish, and other colorful residents depend on the reef--and on one another--to survive"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406271225
Join intrepid explorers Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel the globe exploring the world's most exciting habitats! This book looks at coral reefs around the world, taking in a multitude of algae, polyps, fish, and other marine life along the way.
Author : Peter F. Sale
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080925516
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the ecology of coral reef fishes presented by top researchers from North America and Australia. Immense strides have been made over the past twenty years in our understanding of ecological systems in general and of reef fish ecology in particular. Many of the methodologies that reef fish ecologists use in their studies will be useful to a wider audience of ecologists for the design of their ecological studies. Significant among the impacts of the research on reef fish ecology are the development of nonequilibrium models of community organization, more emphasis on the role of recruitment variability in structuring local assemblages, the development and testing of evolutionary models of social organization and reproductive biology, and new insights into predator-prey and plant-herbivore interactions.
