Coral Reefs: A Natural History

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Along the way, Messner’s gentle narrative reinforces the notion that all great efforts start with just one life, one moment, one idea, one step forward. Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. Overall a very good quality service from this seller and I would not hesitate to recommend this seller. With a huge range of different ways to enjoy the water, as well as a host of other activities, Coral Reef Waterworld is the perfect place to stay active and, most importantly, have fun. Coral reefs, we’re told, cover less than one percent of the Earth’s surface but contain nearly a fifth of all fish species.

An illustrated look at corals and the reefs they build around the world, and the causes and dire consequences of their rapid disappearance Corals are among the most varied lifeforms on Earth, ranging from mushroom corals and leather corals to button polyps, sea fans, anemones, and pulse corals.

Designing indicators for assessing the effects of marine protected areas on coral reef ecosystems: a multidisciplinary standpoint.

This beautifully illustrated picture book brings to life this extraordinary underwater world for young children, exploring its dazzling coral gardens and rainbow-coloured sea creatures.

Such surroundings are a colour-photographer’s paradise and this is where the book excels – the ‘cor, look at that! Consultant editor Russell Kelley is the author of the Indo Pacific Coral Finder and the Reef Finder . Packed with facts, core curriculum information and fantastic photographs that support the text, each book takes readers on a mini safari through a habitat. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

If you are under 16, please obtain your parent/guardian’s permission before submitting or ask your parent/guardian to submit on your behalf. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Using technology, indigenous knowledge, and their own visions, they presented the oceans as wild, untouched spaces full of resources that invited exploitation, conquest, and tourism. A series of interviews and some travel to reefs provided the information from which she has woven an accurate account of the special challenges of being a coral reef scientist in the 21 st century.It reveals the considerable depth of knowledge on fishes, their habits, and effective ways to catch them that Micronesian natives possessed, and it also reveals the humility and humanity of its author. Packed with facts, core-curriculum information, and fantastic photographs that support the text, this title takes readers on a mini safari around a coral reef. There is a growing crisis in our oceans: mysterious outbreaks of infectious disease are on the rise.