The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline A history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bowen, James (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Humanity and the Sea,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

On 4 June 1629, the Batavia, pride of the Dutch East India Company Fleet, was wrecked on her maiden voyage in a seemingly empty expanse of the Indian Ocean. The question “how did this happen?” led to 300 years of investigation by those curious to solve the enigma: what are corals, and how are coral...