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World atlas of coral reefs
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ISBN: 0520232550 Year: 2001 Publisher: Berkeley Los Angeles : University of California Press,


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Cold-water corals : the biology and geology of deep-sea coral habitats
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ISBN: 9780511581588 9780521884853 9780511540943 0511540949 9780511540165 0511540167 9780511539329 0511539320 0511581580 0521884853 1107200407 9781107200401 1282187139 9781282187139 9786612187131 6612187131 0511540604 9780511540608 0511538499 9780511538490 1009263935 9781009263931 Year: 2009 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral, covering their ecology, biology, palaeontology and geology. Beginning with a history of research in the field, the authors describe the approaches needed to study corals in the deep sea. They consider coral habitats created by stony scleractinian as well as octocoral species. The importance of corals as long-lived geological structures and palaeoclimate archives is discussed, in addition to ways in which they can be conserved. Topic boxes explain unfamiliar concepts, and case studies summarise significant studies, coral habitats or particular conservation measures. Written for professionals and students of marine science, this text is enhanced by an extensive glossary, online resources, and a unique collection of colour photographs and illustrations of corals and the habitats they form.


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Ocean outbreak : confronting the rising tide of marine disease
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ISBN: 9780520296978 9780520969506 0520969502 0520296974 Year: 2019 Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press,

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There is a growing crisis in our oceans as rates of infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise. Marine epidemics have the potential to cause a mass die-off of wildlife from the bottom to the top of the food chain, impacting the health of ocean ecosystems as well as lives on land. Fueled by sewage dumping, unregulated aquaculture, and drifting plastic in warming seas, ocean outbreaks are sentinels of impending global environmental disaster.Ocean Outbreak follows renowned scientist Drew Harvell and her colleagues as they investigate how four iconic marine animals-corals, abalone, salmon, and starfish-have been devastated by disease. Based on over twenty years of research, this firsthand account of the sometimes creeping, sometimes exploding impact of disease on our ocean's biodiversity ends with a hopeful message. Through policy changes and the implementation of innovative solutions from nature, we can reduce major outbreaks, save some ocean ecosystems, and protect our fragile environment.

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