Coral reefs of the Indian Ocean : their ecology and conservation / edited by T.R. McClanahan, C.R.C. Sheppard and D.O. Obura.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McClanahan, T. R., editor.

Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.), editor.

Obura, David O., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coral reef ecology--Indian Ocean--Congresses.

Coral reef ecology.

Coral reef conservation--Indian Ocean--Congresses.

Coral reef conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (550 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The reefs of the Indian Ocean are among the most spectacular and interesting of reefs, although few scientists have been able to visit them. This work provides an overview of the ecology of these reefs.

Contents:

Contents; Section I: Coral Reefs and Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean: An Overview; Chapter 1. Coral Reefs of the Western Indian Ocean: An Overview; Chapter 2. Coral Reef Use and Conservation; Section II: Country Profiles; Chapter 3. South African Coral Communities; Chapter 4. Coral Reefs of Mozambique; Chapter 5. Southern Tanzania; Chapter 6. Northern Tanzania, Zanzibar and Pemba; Chapter 7. Kenya; Chapter 8. The Red Sea; Chapter 9. Reefs and Coral Communities of the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea; Chapter 10. India and Sri Lanka; Chapter 11. The Maldives: A Nation of Atolls

Chapter 12. The Mascarene IslandsChapter 13. The Seychelles; Chapter 14. The Coral Reefs of Madagascar; Chapter 15. The Chagos Archipelago; Section III: Management; Chapter 16. Management: Status and Case Studies; Concluding Remarks; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

"Developed from a workshop Coral Reefs of the Western Indian Ocean held Mombasa, Kenya in March 1997" -acknowledgements.

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770065-9

1-280-53031-6

9786610530311

0-19-535217-3

1-4294-0167-2

OCLC:

191924466