Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Aronson, Richard B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Geobiology.; Animal ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Biogeosciences.; Nature Conservation.; Animal Ecology.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

Coral reefs around the world are sustaining massive damage at an alarming rate. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology provides a uniquely historical perspective on the destruction—through both natural and human processes—of coral reef ecosystems. Chapters applying the principles of geophysics,...