LEADER 04123nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910437933403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-40814-1 010 $a94-007-5965-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-5965-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018209 035 $a(EBL)1083695 035 $a(OCoLC)830536607 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878678 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11543418 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878678 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10836852 035 $a(PQKB)11635856 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-5965-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1083695 035 $a(PPN)169142043 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018209 100 $a20130320d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCoral reefs of the United Kingdom overseas territories /$fCharles R.C. Sheppard, editor 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aDordrecht ;$aNew York $cSpringer$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 225 1 $aCoral reefs of the world,$x2213-719X ;$vv.4 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a94-007-5964-9 327 $a1. An appraisal of the extent and geomorphological diversity of the coral reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories -- 2. Coral Reefs of Anguilla -- 3. Introduction to reefs and shorelines of the British Virgin Islands -- 4. Marine protected areas and management in the British Virgin Islands -- 5. Anegada:  An emergent Pleistocene reef island -- 6. Coral Reefs of the Cayman Islands -- 7. Biology and ecology of the coral reefs of the Cayman Islands -- 8. Coral Reefs of Montserrat -- 9. The Reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands -- 10. Introduction to Bermuda: Geology, Oceanography and Climate -- 11. Biology and ecology of corals and fishes on the Bermuda Platform -- 12. Biogeography, biodiversity and connectivity of Bermuda?s coral reefs -- 13. Threats to coral reefs of Bermuda -- 14. Scleractinia, Octocorallia and Antipatharia of Bermuda?s reefs and deep-water coral communities: a taxonomic perspective including new records -- 15. Total Economic Value of Bermuda?s Coral Reefs: A summary -- 16. Ascension Island?s hermatypic but non-reef building corals -- 17. British Indian Ocean Territory (the Chagos Archipelago): setting, connections and the Marine Protected Area -- 18. Coral Reefs of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean -- 19. The status of coral reef fish assemblages in the Chagos Archipelago, with implications for protected area management and climate change -- 20. Coral Islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) -- 21. Pollution and impacts in BIOT -- 22. Coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands.Coral Islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) -- 21. Pollution and impacts in BIOT -- 22. Coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands. 330 $aThe tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs.  Huge parts of these areas are exceptionally rich, productive and diverse.  Their marine biodiversity exceeds that of the UK itself, and several are already, or are planned to be, strictly protected.  Some of these areas serve as reference sites for many other countries with damaged reefs and they are oases of tropical marine biodiversity in a fast-degrading world.  This book reviews all of the UK reefs, from those scarcely known to those where substantial research has already been performed. 410 0$aCoral reefs of the world (Springer (Firm)) ;$vv.4. 606 $aCoral reef ecology$zGreat Britain$xTerritories and possessions 606 $aCoral reefs and islands$zGreat Britain$xTerritories and possessions 615 0$aCoral reef ecology$xTerritories and possessions. 615 0$aCoral reefs and islands$xTerritories and possessions. 676 $a578.7789 701 $aSheppard$b Charles$g(Charles R. C.)$0306287 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437933403321 996 $aCoral reefs of the United Kingdom overseas territories$94192628 997 $aUNINA