Pp. xi, 644; 1200+ color photographs, numerous colored distribution maps, some line-drawings. Publisher's original black cloth, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. This is the first systematic reference of its kind. This massive volume provides a ready means for identifying most species, a reliable nomenclature, up-to-date information on distribution and abundance and authoritative notes on structure and biology. The work covers coral species found on all of Australia's reefs as well as reefs found in other countries in the Indo-Pacific region. The table of contents arranges corals into 35 family groups. There are also five background chapters on geological history, biogeography, etc. (from the jacket flap blurb). No ownership marks.

Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific

Science & Math

Veron, J.E.N.

Biological Sciences

Angus&Robertson

3-VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASE. Books are in like new condition, clean and tight. Slipcase shows signs of slight wear.

Corals of the World, Vol. 1, 2, 3 (in Slip Cover)

Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR Ald Pty Ltd

Corals of the World

Sea Challengers

Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, J. E. N. Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. "Owned by a prosperous country and accorded the protection it deserves, it would surely not go the way of the Amazon rain forest or the parklands of Africa, but would endure forever. That is what I thought once, but I think it no longer." This book is Veron's Silent Spring for the world's coral reefs. 
 Veron presents the geological history of the reef, the biology of coral reef ecosystems, and a primer on what we know about climate change. He concludes that the Great Barrier Reef and, indeed, most coral reefs will be dead from mass bleaching and irreversible acidification within the coming century unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed. If we don't have the political will to confront the plight of the world's reefs, he argues, current processes already in motion will become unstoppable, bringing on a mass extinction the world has not seen for 65 million years. 
 Our species has cracked its own genetic code and sent representatives of its kind to the moon--we can certainly save the world's reefs if we want to. But to achieve this goal, we must devote scientific expertise and political muscle to the development of green technologies that will dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions and reverse acidification of the oceans.

A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Belknap Press

Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, J. E. N. Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. "Owned by a prosperous country and accorded the protection it deserves, it would surely not go the way of the Amazon rain forest or the parklands of Africa, but would endure forever. That is what I thought once, but I think it no longer." This book is Veron's Silent Spring for the world's coral reefs.
Veron presents the geological history of the reef, the biology of coral reef ecosystems, and a primer on what we know about climate change. He concludes that the Great Barrier Reef and, indeed, most coral reefs will be dead from mass bleaching and irreversible acidification within the coming century unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed. If we don't have the political will to confront the plight of the world's reefs, he argues, current processes already in motion will become unstoppable, bringing on a mass extinction the world has not seen for 65 million years.
Our species has cracked its own genetic code and sent representatives of its kind to the moon--we can certainly save the world's reefs if we want to. But to achieve this goal, we must devote scientific expertise and political muscle to the development of green technologies that will dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions and reverse acidification of the oceans.

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

As concerns about the change in global climate and the loss of biodiversity have mounted, attention has focused on the depletion of the ozone layer and the destruction of tropical rainforests. But recently scientists have identified another seriously endangered ecosystem: coral reefs. In Corals in Space and Time, J. E. N. Veron provides a richly detailed study of corals that will inform investigations of these fragile ecosystems. Drawing on twenty-five years of research, Veron brings together extensive field observations about the taxonomy, biogeography, paleontology, and biology of corals. After introducing coral taxonomy and biogeography, as well as relevant aspects of coral biology for the non-specialist, he provides an interpretation of the fossil record and paleoclimates, an analysis of modern coral distribution, and a discussion of the evolutionary nature and origins of coral species. Revealing a sharp conflict between empirical observations about the geographical variation within species, Veron introduces a non-Darwinian theory of coral evolution. He proposes that the evolution of coral species is driven not primarily by natural selection, but by constantly shifting patterns of ocean circulation, which produce changing variations of genetic connectivity. This mechanism of speciation and hybridization has far-reaching consequences for the study of all types of corals and potentially many other groups of organisms as well.

Corals in Space and Time: The Biogeography and Evolution of the Scleractinia

Cornell University Press

The first reference of its kind, this book represents good biology, well-founded systematics, accessible biogeography, geological history of corals, and one of the finest collections of coral photographs to be found anywhere. Hailed as the single most important reference on reef corals, this book is useful in describing corals in all areas of Oceania and Southeast Asia. It provides a means of identifying almost 1,000 species of coral, a reliable nomenclature, up-to-date information on distribution and abundance, and authoritative notes on structure and biology.

Veron: Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific

University of Hawaii Press

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Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific

Corals of the World, Vol. 1, 2, 3 (in Slip Cover)

Corals of the World

A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End

A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End

Corals in Space and Time: The Biogeography and Evolution of the Scleractinia

Veron: Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific