Overview
- Introduces the knowledge and status of research of coral reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
- Suggests potential future research directions
- Contains important information regarding the health of corals in relation to anthropogenic disturbances
- Outlines the reef system management initiatives by country, providing a comprehensive view of the system in this region
- Emphasizes the ecological processes, biotic interactions, and function at community and ecosystem levels
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Coral Reefs of the World (CORW, volume 8)
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“Each chapter includes a short abstract, chapter contents (with tables and illustrations–many in color), a short summary, and a bibliography. … The book is written for the advanced graduate student or researcher, but many of the chapters are suitable for the general reader. … Summing Up: Recommended. All readers, but particularly for graduate students, researchers, and faculty.” (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 54 (8), April, 2017)
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Book Title: Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific
Book Subtitle: Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment
Editors: Peter W. Glynn, Derek P. Manzello, Ian C. Enochs
Series Title: Coral Reefs of the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7498-7Published: 24 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1362-5Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-7499-4Published: 12 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2213-719X
Series E-ISSN: 2213-7203
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 657
Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 231 illustrations in colour
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Ecosystems, Conservation Biology/Ecology