The Great Barrier Reef : biology, environment and management /

The Great Barrier Reef : biology, environment and management /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Collingwood, Australia : CSIRO Pub. ; Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 381 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Language:	English
Series:	Coral reefs of the world ; 2 Coral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 2.
Subject:	Coral reef ecology -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) Marine biodiversity -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) Coral reefs and islands -- Indo-Pacific Region. Natural history -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) Coral reef ecology. Coral reefs and islands. Management. Marine biodiversity. Natural history. Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) -- Environmental aspects. Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) -- Management. Indo-Pacific Region. Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282661

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Other authors / contributors:	Hutchings, P. A. Kingsford, Michael. Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove.
ISBN:	9780643098275 0643098275 9780643095571 0643095578 9781402089497 140208949X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"This book gives readers a broad overview of biological and physical attributes of the Great Barrier Reef and, where relevant, other reefs of the world. Contemporary pressing reef issues such as coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are discussed by world research leaders."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Great Barrier Reef. Collingwood, Australia : CSIRO Pub. ; Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, ©2008 9780643095571

Table of 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.