The Great Barrier Reef
eBook - ePub

The Great Barrier Reef

Biology, Environment and Management

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Great Barrier Reef

Biology, Environment and Management

About this book

The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.

With contributions from international experts, this timely and fully updated second edition of The Great Barrier Reef describes the animals, plants and other organisms of the reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. It contains new chapters on shelf slopes and fisheries and addresses pressing issues such as climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching and disease, and invasive species.

The Great Barrier Reef is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a reference text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

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Yes, you can access The Great Barrier Reef by Pat Hutchings, Michael J. Kingsford, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Pat Hutchings,Michael J. Kingsford,Ove Hoegh-Guldberg,Michael Kingsford in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Industry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Foreword
  5. Contents
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Author biographies
  8. 1 Introduction to the Great Barrier Reef: P. A. Hutchings, M. J. Kingsford and O. Hoegh-Guldberg
  9. Section 1: Nature of the reef
  10. Section 2: Factors affecting the reef
  11. Section 3: Overview of reef biodiversity and organisms
  12. Epilogue and acknowledgements
  13. Index