Coral Reefs: A Natural History

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Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. When I was little, I discovered my dad’s SCUBA license and it blew my mind that I was related to someone who was allowed to explore the underwater world! Full of fascinating information that’s digestible for kids but meaty enough for adults, this volume is headlined by a crafty crow and curious dog that make learning all the more fun.

Portending global environmental disaster, ocean outbreaks are fueled by warming seas, sewage dumping, unregulated aquaculture, and drifting plastic. C. Drew Harvell is an American marine biologist who has worked extensively on the diseases of corals and other marine organisms. Not a book written by a coral reef biologist, this is a book by a non-scientist about how coral reef scientists cope with the knowledge that our degradation of reef ecosystems around the world is close to terminal.The book appropriately focusses on the tropical regions, although it also includes a section on deep and cold water corals. The species are all distinguishable, albeit with a lillle difficulty, based on features of the cleaned colony. Whatever your preference, there’s a slide for you, from the gentler Aqua Splash, which is perfect for younger children and families to the more extreme Cannon, Storm Chaser and Maelstrom slides, each of which is perfect for the more adventurous amongst you. With a huge range of different ways to enjoy the water, as well as a host of other activities, Coral Reef Waterworld is the perfect place to stay active and, most importantly, have fun.

Each page gives equal space to descriptive prose and beautiful photos, so the reader doesn't get overwhelmed with either. Meet Coral, a sweet-natured girl who lives with her parents, kid sister Maki, and pet sea otter in the seaside town of Reef Beach. From vividly colored underwater photographs of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to life-size dioramas re-creating coral reefs and the bounty of life they sustained, the work of early twentieth-century explorers and photographers fed the public's fascination with reefs. Appropriately, a whole chapter is devoted to the challenges of climate change and the book concludes with a comprehensive overview of man’s relationship with coral reefs. Marine epidemics can cause mass die-offs of wildlife from the bottom to the top of food chains, impacting the health of ocean ecosystems as well as lives on land.Open the flaps and peer among spectacular coral shapes to see a magical world of sea creatures living in a reef. I also find bodies of water calming to gaze at, fun to splash in and sail on, and it’s intriguing to study them as ecosystems. Adult concessions requiring a carer will not be permitted to supervise children under 8yrs unless accompanied with a further adult on a one adult to two children under 8 ratio. Effects of habitat, wave exposure, and marine protected area status on coral reef fish assemblages in the Hawaiian archipelago.