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The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline - James Bowen

The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline

A history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch

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Buch | Softcover
XV, 195 Seiten
2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-37660-8 (ISBN)
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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 reefs formed?.

Relying heavily on primary source material Part 1 traces the sequential evolution of scientific thought and practice as the author explores the way this evolution is reflected in the search for understanding corals. At each stage, answers lead to fresh questions that challenge investigators to solve the riddle and new branches of science emerge. Then, with the first enigma finally understood, a new enigma arose. Why are Reefs dying? Part 2 traces the range of problems that have emerged in the past 50 years as marine, ecological, reef and climate scientists attempt to put the pieces of the jigsaw together. Is there a new "canary in the coal mine" warning of the fate of the world as we know it if man's impact on his environment continues unchecked?.

PART I: The Natural History Quest, 1600-1900.- PART II: A New Era in Reef Science.

"How long will the coral reefs of the world be alive? Australian ecologist James Bowen ... attempted to answer this question through a historical study of how knowledge of reefs and reef creatures has progressed. ... Those interested in coral reefs will find the Bowen volume extremely useful. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers." (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 52 (12), August, 2015)

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Humanity and the Sea
Zusatzinfo XV, 195 p. 35 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
Schlagworte Bioturbation • Coral Polyp • Coral Reef Ecosystems • Earth and Environmental Science • Ecological science, the Biosphere • Ecosystems • Freshwater & Marine Ecology • Freshwater & Marine Ecology • History of Science • hydrobiology • Limnology (freshwater) • Marine & Freshwater Sciences • marine and freshwater sciences • Marine & Freshwater Sciences • The Environment • Warming Ocean Waters and Climate Change
ISBN-10 3-319-37660-8 / 3319376608
ISBN-13 978-3-319-37660-8 / 9783319376608
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