Screen LibraryCoral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific : Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment /
This book documents and examines the state of health of coral reefs in the eastern tropical Pacific region. It touches on the occurrence of coral reefs in the waters of surrounding countries, and it explores their biogeography, biodiversity and condition relative to the El Ni o southern oscillation...
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Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Coral Reefs of the World,
8 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4 |
| Summary: |
This book documents and examines the state of health of coral reefs in the eastern tropical Pacific region. It touches on the occurrence of coral reefs in the waters of surrounding countries, and it explores their biogeography, biodiversity and condition relative to the El Ni o southern oscillation and human impacts. Additionally contained within is a field that presents information on many of the species presented in the preceding chapters. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XXV,657pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9789401774994 |
| Index Number: | QH541 |
| CLC: | P737.2 |
| Contents: | 1. History of Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Research -- 2. Revisiting the Cenozoic History and the Origin of the Eastern Pacific Coral Fauna -- 3. Oceanographic Conditions of the Eastern Tropical Pacific -- 4. El Ni o and Southern Oscillation (ENSO): A Review -- 5. Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Provinces, Coral Community Structure and Composition: An Overview -- 6. Holocene Reef Development in the Eastern Tropical Pacific -- 7. Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs -- 8. El Ni o-Southern Oscillation: Effects on Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs and Associated Biota -- 9. Trophodyna |