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The Great Barrier Reef : biology, environment and management / editors, Pat Hutchings, Mike Kingsford, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coral reef ecology--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).
- Coral reef ecology.
- Marine biodiversity--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).
- Marine biodiversity.
- Coral reefs and islands--Indo-Pacific Region.
- Coral reefs and islands.
- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)--Environmental aspects.
- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).
- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)--Management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (393 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A beautifully illustrated overview of the biological and physical attributes of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Section 1 Nature of the Reef; Section 2 Factors Affecting the GreatBarrier Reef; Section 3 Taxonomic Overview of ReefOrganisms; Preface; Acronyms; Author Biographies; 1 Introduction to the Great Barrier Reef; 2 Geomorphology of Coral Reefs with SpecialReference to the Great Barrier Reef; 3 The Great Barrier Reef in Time andSpace: Geology and Palaeobiology; 4 Oceanography; 5 Coral Reef Habitats and Assemblages; 6 Seabed Environments, Habitatsand Biological Assemblages; 7 Primary Production, NutrientRecycling and Energy Flow throughCoral Reef Ecosystems
- 8 Calcification, Erosion and the Establishmentof the Framework of Coral Reefs9 Human Impact on Coral Reefs; 10 The Future of Coral Reefs in aRapidly Changing World; 11 Terrestrial Runoff to the Great BarrierReef and the Implications for ItsLong Term Ecological Status; 12 Planning and Managing the GreatBarrier Reef Marine Park; 13 Biodiversity; 14 Plankton; 15 Macroalgae; 16 Mangroves and Seagrasses; 17 Sponges; 18 Pelagic Cnidaria and Ctenophora; 19 Hexacorals 1: Sea Anemones andAnemone-like Animals (Actiniaria,Zoanthidea, Corallimorpharia,Ceriantharia and Antipatharia
- 20 Hexacorals 2: Reef-building orHard Corals (Scleractinia)21 Octocorals; 22 Worms; 23 Arthropoda: Crustaceans andPycnogonids; 24 Mollusca; 25 Bryozoa; 26 Echinodermata; 27 Tunicata; 28 The Fish Assemblages of the Great BarrierReef: Their Diversity and Origin; 29 Reptiles; 30 Marine Mammals; 31 Seabirds; Epilogue
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-643-09997-2
- 0-643-09827-5
- OCLC:
- 519505365
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