Coral reefs of the Indian Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : their ecology and conservation / / edited by T.R. McClanahan, C.R.C. Sheppard, D.O. Obura
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Coral reefs of the Indian Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : their ecology and conservation / / edited by T.R. McClanahan, C.R.C. Sheppard, D.O. Obura
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (550 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 577.7/895 |
| Soggetto topico: | Coral reef ecology - Indian Ocean |
| Coral reef conservation - Indian Ocean | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
McClanahanT. R
SheppardCharles (Charles R. C.)
OburaDavid O
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| Note generali: | Developed from a workshop Coral Reefs of Western Indian Ocean held in Mombasa, Kenya in March 1997. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Section I: Coral Reefs and Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean: An Overview; Chapter 1. Coral Reefs of the Western Indian Ocean: An Overview; Chapter 2. Coral Reef Use and Conservation; Section II: Country Profiles; Chapter 3. South African Coral Communities; Chapter 4. Coral Reefs of Mozambique; Chapter 5. Southern Tanzania; Chapter 6. Northern Tanzania, Zanzibar and Pemba; Chapter 7. Kenya; Chapter 8. The Red Sea; Chapter 9. Reefs and Coral Communities of the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea; Chapter 10. India and Sri Lanka; Chapter 11. The Maldives: A Nation of Atolls |
| Chapter 12. The Mascarene IslandsChapter 13. The Seychelles; Chapter 14. The Coral Reefs of Madagascar; Chapter 15. The Chagos Archipelago; Section III: Management; Chapter 16. Management: Status and Case Studies; Concluding Remarks; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Accessible and complex, coral reefs are ideal natural laboratories for studying a wide range of ecological and biological questions. This collection focuses on the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, which contain some of the most spectacular reefs found anywhere and which are relatively little studied. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Coral reefs of the Indian Ocean |
| ISBN: | 1-280-53031-6 |
| 9786610530311 | |
| 0-19-535217-3 | |
| 1-4294-0167-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451248903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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