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Imperiled reef : the fascinating, fragile life of a Caribbean wonder /

This book brings alive the richly diverse world of an underwater paradise, the second largest coral structure on the planet: the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sheehy, Sandy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, 2021.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Part I. The Essential Reef -- 1. How to Build a Barrier Reef -- 2. Who Knew, and When? Discovering the Caribbean's Greatest Barrier Reef -- 3. Uneasy Symbiosis: The Relationship between the Mainland and the Reef -- Part II. Nature's Aquarium -- 4. Masters of the Aquatic Commute: Sea Turtles -- 5. The Life Translucent: Jellyfishes and Their Kin -- 6. Hanging on for Dear Life: Creatures Anchored to the Reef -- 7. The Underwater Kaleidoscope: From Tiny Blennies to Giant Eagle Rays -- 8. Big, Bold, and Vanishing: Groupers and Parrotfishes -- 9. Where Have All the Sea Urchins Gone? -- 10. Starring Roles: Starfishes and Their Kin -- 11. Hiding Out: Creatures at Home inside the Reef -- 12. Armed for Survival: Octopuses and Squids -- 13. Aquatic Intellectuals: Dolphins -- 14. Misunderstood "Bad Boys of the Reef": Sharks -- Part III. What Works: Joining Forces to Save the Reef -- 15. Invasion of the Lionfish -- 16. The View from Carrie Bow Cay: The Importance of Monitoring -- 17. The Lobstermen's Dilemma: A Model Solution -- 18. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally--and Collaboratively -- 19. And Individually: What Each of Us Can Do Right Now to Save the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef 
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