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Check It Out - Coral Reefs at Risk

book cover Are the World's Coral Reefs Threatened?
Charlene Ferguson, editor

Coral reefs, the "Rain Forests of the Sea," are one of our oldest ecosystems. Some scientists predict the reefs will be extinct by the end of the century. Others believe coral reefs are not imperiled. This book examines the causes of destruction, the economic impact and the effect regulations will have on their future. (Publisher's Description)

The Biology of Coral Reefs
by Charles R.C. Sheppard, et al

An integrated overview of the function, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of coral reef organisms. (Publisher's Description)

book image Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas
by Forest Rohwer with Merry Youle

As Earth's most biodiverse ecosystem - surpassing even the rainforests - [coral reefs] are home to a cooperative network ranging from immense fish to sunlight-capturing algae to invisible microbes. Just how critical the microbes in particular are for coral reef health is finally understood thanks to recent discoveries. Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas is the first book to unveil the complete story of how these relationships uphold coral reef health and what impact human activity has on this delicate balance. (Publisher's Description)

book image World Atlas of Coral Reefs
by Mark D. Spalding, et al.

Contains eighty-four full-page newly researched and drawn color maps, together with more than two hundred color photos illustrating reefs, reef animals, and images taken from space by NASA astronauts during the 2000 and 2001 space shuttle flights. The authors provide a wealth of information on the geography, biodiversity, and human uses of coral reefs, as well as details about the threats to their existence.

Prepared at the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, England -- the United Nations office responsible for providing authoritative information on the condition of global biodiversity.(Publisher's Description)

DVD cover Coral Reef Adventure (DVD)

By showing us the commitment and potentially life-threatening work of reef explorers and world-class undersea cinematographers Howard and Michele Hall, the film provides an all-access pass to some of the most exotic, playful, and dangerous creatures in the ocean, presented with the kind of intense, almost three-dimensional clarity that can only be achieved in the IMAX format. (Amazon.com)

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Are the World's Coral Reefs Threatened? Charlene Ferguson, editor Coral reefs, the "Rain Forests of the Sea," are one of our oldest ecosystems. Some scientists predict the reefs will be extinct by the end of the century. Others believe coral reefs are not imperiled. This book examines the causes of destruction, the economic impact and the effect regulations will have on their future. (Publisher's Description)		The Biology of Coral Reefs by Charles R.C. Sheppard, et al An integrated overview of the function, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of coral reef organisms. (Publisher's Description)

Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas by Forest Rohwer with Merry Youle As Earth's most biodiverse ecosystem - surpassing even the rainforests - [coral reefs] are home to a cooperative network ranging from immense fish to sunlight-capturing algae to invisible microbes. Just how critical the microbes in particular are for coral reef health is finally understood thanks to recent discoveries. Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas is the first book to unveil the complete story of how these relationships uphold coral reef health and what impact human activity has on this delicate balance. (Publisher's Description)		World Atlas of Coral Reefs by Mark D. Spalding, et al. Contains eighty-four full-page newly researched and drawn color maps, together with more than two hundred color photos illustrating reefs, reef animals, and images taken from space by NASA astronauts during the 2000 and 2001 space shuttle flights. The authors provide a wealth of information on the geography, biodiversity, and human uses of coral reefs, as well as details about the threats to their existence. Prepared at the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, England -- the United Nations office responsible for providing authoritative information on the condition of global biodiversity.(Publisher's Description)

Coral Reef Adventure (DVD) By showing us the commitment and potentially life-threatening work of reef explorers and world-class undersea cinematographers Howard and Michele Hall, the film provides an all-access pass to some of the most exotic, playful, and dangerous creatures in the ocean, presented with the kind of intense, almost three-dimensional clarity that can only be achieved in the IMAX format. (Amazon.com)