Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories
Download or Read eBook Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories PDF written by Charles Sheppard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Charles Sheppard |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2013-03-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789400759657 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9400759657 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories by : Charles Sheppard
Book excerpt: The 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.
