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:
Coral reef ecology > Caribbean Sea.
Corals > Caribbean Sea.
Écologie des récifs coralliens > Antilles, Mer des.
Coraux > Antilles, Mer des.
Coral reef ecology
Corals
Caribbean Sea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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