Download or read book Reader s Digest Book of the Great Barrier Reef written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reader s Digest Visitors Guide to the Great Barrier Reef written by and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 1988 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant life and animal life are discussed plus a guided tour of the reef in this handsomely illustrated volume.
Download or read book The Great Barrier Reef written by Pat Hutchings and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 344 400 square kilometres in size and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. This comprehensive guide describes the organisms and ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. Contemporary pressing issues such as climate change, coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are also discussed. In addition,the book includes a field guide that will help people to identify the common animals and plants on the reef, then to delve into the book to learn more about the roles the biota play. Beautifully illustrated and with contributions from 33 international experts, The Great Barrier Reef is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a baseline text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Winner of a Whitley Certificate of Commendation for 2009.
Download or read book The Snorkeller s Guide to the Coral Reef written by Paddy Ryan and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1994-06-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book with its easy-to-follow chapter "Learning to Snorkel" is ideal for the novice on the coral reef. It is also an invaluable resource for the more experienced snorkeller. Subsequent chapters deal with the coral animals and reef structure, the plants, worms, mollusks, echinoderms, crustacea, fishes, and reptiles. First aid and photographic hints are also covered. The more than 200 color photographs have substantial captions detailing unusual or interesting features of the plant and animal life of the reef ecosystem. Looking at the book's gorgeous photos of fantastic coral formations and exotic sea creatures will be enough to lure you into the water with a mask and snorkel... Valuable to ocean lovers anywhere." --Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Download or read book Acanthaster Planci written by Charles Birkeland and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990-09-24 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to provide an organized compilation of information and techniques for all aspects of the biology and management of the Acanthaster planci species. This extraordinary coral predator has greater effects on coral reef communities than any other animal species. It can cause mortality of hard corals over large areas and have indirect effects that extend through the trophic levels of the reef community. This volume features A planci as an animal with a unique combination of morphological, physiological, and life history characteristics that contribute to its potential for major ecological impacts. It provides detailed techniques for disparate aspects of research and management (e.g., raising the animal through all life history stages, calculating growth curves, and treating victims of spinings). Chapters cover methods for surveys, tagging, and control of A. planci, in addition to an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The extensive subject index includes more than 1,000 references to A. planci and a BASIC program for estimating coral recovery after predation by the starfish. Acanthaster planci: Major Management Problem of Coral Reefs is an essential reference for all coral reef managers and researchers.
Download or read book Islands of Australia s Great Barrier Reef written by Tony Wheeler and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 1990 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marine Parasitology written by Klaus Rohde and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2005-09-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of marine parasites worldwide. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in parasitology and marine biology and will also be of interest to ecologists, aquaculturists and invertebrate biologists. Initial chapters review the diversity and basic biology of the different groups of marine parasites, discussing their morphology, life cycles, infection mechanisms and effects on hosts. The ecology and importance of marine parasites are discussed in the second part of the book, where contributions investigate behavioural and ecological aspects of parasitism and discuss the evolution and zoogeography of marine parasites. In addition, the economic, environmental and medical significance of these organisms is outlined, particularly their importance in aquaculture and their effects on marine mammals and birds. Written by an international team of contributors, the emphasis is on a thorough grounding in marine parasitology combined with reviews of novel concepts and cutting-edge research.
Download or read book Islands of Australia s Great Barrier Reef written by Hugh Finlay and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's natural wonders, a stunning ocean wonderland of bright corals, exotic marine life and dotted with idyllic tropical islands. Whatever your budget or the activities you want to enjoy - diving, snorkeling, hiking or just lying on the beach - this comprehensive guide will help you find your own tropical paradise.
Download or read book Dynamic Aquaria written by Walter H. Adey and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1991-08-16 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic Aquaria is the outgrowth of years of research aimed at studying how to accurately model and construct living ecosystems in mesocosms, microcosms, and aquaria. It is a unique book, presenting scientifically sound information for a growing new area of science--synthetic ecology, or the construction of living ecosystems. At the same time, the authors present thoughtful perspectives on how knowledge gained by creating these smaller ecosystems helps us to understand our wild ecosystems and biosphere as a whole.For the scientist:n This book presents an array of new approaches, some revolutionary, to the development and operation of experimental ecosystemsFor the professional aquarist: n This book demonstrates the ever-expanding possibilities for creating functioning ecosystems for educational displayFor the hobbyist: n The book demonstrates the practical potential for building and operating true, "natural" ecosystems, rather than artificial habitats that house a few selected organisms
Download or read book Elements of Marine Ecology written by R V TAIT (DECD) and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1998-02-12 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INCLUDE: Preface; Foreword; The oceans; Marine plankton; Measuring and sampling; The seawater habitat -- physical and chemical conditions; Organic production in the sea; The sea bottom; Energetics of a marine ecosystem; The seashore; Sea fisheries; Human impact on the marine environment; Appendix 1: Topics for further study and class discussion; Appendix 2: Some laboratory exercises; Appendix 3: Some field course exercises, abundance scales, and a field course book list; Appendix 4: Marine stations and other organisations; IndexThe oceans -- Marine plankton -- Measuring and sampling -- The seawater habitat -- physical and chemical conditions -- Organic production in the sea -- The sea bottom -- Energetics of a marine ecosystem -- The seashore -- Sea fisheries -- Human impact on the marine environment.
Download or read book Anderson s Travel Companion written by Compiled by Sarah Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for all those who like travelling, like to think about travelling, and who take an interest in their destination. It covers guidebooks as well as books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies, biographies and fiction and lists books both in and out of print. Anderson's Travel Companion is arranged first by continent, then alphabetically by country and then by subject, cross-referenced where necessary. There is a separate section for guidebooks and comprehensive indexes. Sarah Anderson founded the Travel Bookshop in 1979 and is also a journalist and writer on travel subjects. She is known by well-known travel writers such as Michael Palin and Colin Thubron. Michael Palin chose her bookshop as his favourite shop and Colin Thubron and Geoffrey Moorhouse, among others, made suggestions for titles to include in the Travel Companion.
Download or read book Books and Pamphlets Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Grand Becoming written by Joyce M. Neverson and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges its audience to become so equipped with God's Word as to be able to neutralize unbiblical dogmas that today's children are learning and explores the existence and nature of God, creation, sin, Old Testament heroes, the life of Christ, salvation, and the Christian's eventual grand becoming, like our glorious Lord. Joyce May Neverson is an evangelical Christian of Afro-West Indian descent who has devoted most of her life (from 1960 to the present) to Christian education via Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, and AWANA children and youth ministries. Apart from her being a life-long student of the Bible, over the years Ms. Neverson has taken several teacher training courses offered by Child Evangelism Fellowship and other such training entities offering programs geared to honing the skills needed for the effective communication of God's word to children and youth. She studied nonfiction with Longridge Writing Group between 1998 and 2001 (she also holds a Poet Laureate certificate, received in September 2003 from The International Library of Poetry). From 1983 to the present, Ms. Neverson has served as editor for Now - God's Time - a quarterly periodical published under the auspices of The Good Tidings Gospel Chapel here in Brooklyn, New York, where she, along with her husband Daril and family, have fellowshipped since 1972. She is the mother of three married children - Lois, a nurse coordinator, Stephen, a music school teacher, and Warren, a seminary student - who, along with their spouses are all committed Christians Ms. Neverson's education, training, and 36 years' experience as a registered nurse (now retired) allow her to bring unique perspectives to bear on some of the topics she discusses in her book, The Grand Becoming, topics such as: evolution and intelligent design.
Download or read book Australian Bryozoa Volume 2 written by Haylee Weaver and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals. They take a variety of forms: some are bushy and moss-like, some are flat and encrusting and others resemble lace. Bryozoans are mostly marine, with species found in all oceans from sublittoral to abyssal depths, but freshwater species also exist. Some bryozoans are of concern as marine-fouling organisms and invasive species, while others show promise as sources of anticancer, antiviral and antifouling substances. Written by experts in the field, Australian Bryozoa Volume 2: Taxonomy of Australian Families is the second of two volumes describing Australia’s 1200 known species of bryozoans, the richest diversity of bryozoans of any country in the world. It contains detailed taxonomic data and illustrated family-level treatments, which can be used to identify specimens. It provides an authoritative reference for biology students, academics and others interested in marine biology.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Book of the Great Barrier Reef written by Mead & Beckett Publishing and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 1984 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete picture of life on Australia's phenomenal Great Barrier Reef. Over 800 full colour photographs are included.
Download or read book The Fragile South Pacific written by Andrew W. Mitchell and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author traces his journey through the South Pacific and examines the natural history of the region
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