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The Chagos Archipelago : A Biological Biography / Charles Sheppard ; photos by Anne Sheppard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheppard, Charles, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--British Indian Ocean Territory.
- Natural history.
- British Indian Ocean Territory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Charles Sheppard OBE is an Emeritus Professor whose work has focused on coral reefs, and impacts of marine exploitation and climate change. He has researched in most Indian Ocean and Caribbean countries, written about 250 research articles and over a dozen books, receiving several awards for conservation. Anne Sheppard has been his partner and scientific colleague throughout, a biologist, taxonomist and photographer. They first visited the Chagos Archipelago in the 1970s and then, with others, built up a series of research expeditions as the richness, condition and value of Chagos became apparent. This culminated in its declaration as the world's largest no-take ocean reserve. Photo Jon Schlayer, with permission.
- Contents:
- Introduction 1. A tour of the Archipelago2. Geography, origins, human use3. Natural history of the islands and human settlement4. Restoration, rats and the persistence of the coconut5. Coral reefs of Chagos6. Dark Ages and Enlightenment7. The first ocean heatwave8. Connections, and the major reef components9. Creation of the BIOT Marine Reserve10. Climate change research 11. The world's conservation conundrum in one archipelago12 What of the future?References
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed February 23, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9781003423300
- 1003423302
- 9781040016947
- 1040016944
- 9781040016923
- 1040016928
- Publisher Number:
- 99996827862
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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