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Cold-water corals : the biology and geology of deep-sea coral habitats /
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 fiel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 334 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511540943 0511540949 9780511540165 0511540167 9780511539329 0511539320 9780511581588 0511581580 1107200407 9781107200401 1282187139 9781282187139 9786612187131 6612187131 0511540604 9780511540608 0511538499 9780511538490 |