Download or read book The Coral Reefs of Cuba I Genesis and Evolution written by D. H. H. Kühlmann and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Coral Reefs of Cuba written by Dietrich H. H. Kühlmann and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coral Reefs of Cuba written by Vassil N. Zlatarski and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-27 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume gathers foremost experts on the coral reefs of Cuba who represent a spectrum of disciplines, including biology, conservation ecology, economics and geology. The volume is organized along general themes including the Cuban Reef biota, reefs occurring in the Mesophotic and Eutrophic zones, ecology, conservation, management and the economic importance of the coral reefs of Cuba. The combination of case studies, new and previously published research, historical overview and examples of the ways in which research has contributed to the management and conservation of Cuban coastal resources provides a unique reference for graduate students and professionals holding a wide range of interests and expertise related to coral reef systems.

Download or read book The Remarkable Reefs Of Cuba written by David E. Guggenheim and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1970, the Caribbean has lost half of its coral reefs, an ominous and accelerating phenomenon that extends around the world. Beyond the unfathomable heartbreak of the loss of such exquisite beauty from the earth, coral’s loss represents the annual loss of billions of dollars from the global economy and the end of a way of life for billions that depend on these ecosystems. Marine scientist and conservation leader Dr. David E. Guggenheim has had a front-row seat to this disaster. But when he began a new chapter of his career in Cuba, he found something completely unexpected: hope. After years and years of watching reefs deteriorate, Guggenheim was astonished to come face-to-face with Cuba's remarkably healthy coral reefs overflowing with fish and other marine life. The Remarkable Reefs of Cuba reveals the hidden potential that Cuba’s reefs may contain for the reefs of the world. While the past 60 years have seen the worst decline in ocean health in human history, Cuba’s oceans and coral reefs remain remarkably healthy, a living laboratory never-before-seen by this generation of scientists. Which begs the question: why are Cuba’s ocean waters so healthy? The answer is deeply intertwined with the country’s extraordinary and singularly unique history, from its dramatic political past to its world-class environmental protections influenced by an unlikely partner, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. This buoyant book tells the story of the demise of the world’s ocean ecosystems, the hard work of those desperately trying to save it, and an unexpected beacon of hope from an island full of mystery and surprises.

Download or read book Abstracts of North American Geology written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1971-07 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Geological Survey Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Corals in Space and Time written by John Edward Norwood Veron and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As concerns about the change in global climate and the loss of biodiversity have mounted, attention has focused on the depletion of the ozone layer and the destruction of tropical rainforests. But recently scientists have identified another seriously endangered ecosystem: coral reefs. In Corals in Space and Time, J.E.N. Veron provides a richly detailed study of corals that will inform investigations of these fragile ecosystems. Drawing on twenty-five years of research, Veron brings together extensive field observations about the taxonomy, biogeography, paleontology, and biology of corals. After introducing coral taxonomy and biogeography, as well as relevant aspects of coral biology for the non-specialist, he provides an interpretation of the fossil record and paleoclimates, an analysis of modern coral distribution, and a discussion of the evolutionary nature and origins of coral species. Revealing a sharp conflict between empirical observations about the geographical variation within species, Veron introduces a non-Darwinian theory of coral evolution. He proposes that the evolution of coral species is driven not primarily by natural selection, but by constantly shifting patterns of ocean circulation, which produce changing variations of genetic connectivity. This mechanism of speciation and hybridization has far-reaching consequences for the study of all types of corals and potentially many other groups of organisms as well.

Download or read book Atoll Research Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reef Libre written by Robert Wintner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of isolation from tourism and development have left Cuba’s coral reefs among the most pristine in the world, an “exceptionalism” that stands in stark contrast to the island nation’s poverty and political situation. Famed diver/photographer Robert “Snorkel Bob” Wintner showcases these magnificent reefs with his astounding underwater images, while also capturing terrestrial life in the cities and villages of the island nation. Reef Libre is not a travelogue, but asks the big questions after a lifetime of isolation—can Cuba’s reefs still thrive? Nearly 400 stills, a compelling narrative, and a DVD capture this delicate time in reef history. Reef Libre: The Movie is a mini-documentary which encompasses this pivotal moment—from the streets to the reefs. To watch the trailer for Reef Libre: The Movie, click here!

Download or read book Coral Reefs written by Charles Darwin and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CRITICAL INTRODUCTION. JOHN W. JUDD. CORAL-REEFS. INTRODUCTION. (PLATE: UNTITLED WOODCUT, WHITSUNDAY ATOLL.) (PLATE: UNTITLED WOODCUT, REEF AT BOLABOLA ISLAND.) (DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE I.—MAP SHOWING THE RESEMBLANCE IN FORM BETWEEN BARRIER CORAL-REEFS SURROUNDING MOUNTAINOUS ISLANDS, AND ATOLLS OR LAGOON ISLANDS.) CHAPTER I.—ATOLLS OR LAGOON-ISLANDS. SECTION 1.I.—KEELING ATOLL. (PLATE: UNTITLED WOODCUT, VERTICAL SECTION THROUGH KEELING ATOLL.) SECTION 1.II.—GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ATOLLS. (DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE II.—GREAT CHAGOS BANK, NEW CALEDONIA,MENCHIKOFF ATOLL, ETC. SECTION 1.III.—ATOLLS OF THE MALDIVA ARCHIPELAGO—GREAT CHAGOS BANK. CHAPTER II.—BARRIER REEFS. (PLATE: UNNAMED, THREE VERTICAL SECTIONS (WOODCUT DIAGRAMS): CHAPTER III.—FRINGING OR SHORE-REEFS. CHAPTER IV.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. SECTION 4.I.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS, AND ON THE CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE TO THEIR INCREASE. SECTION 4.II.—ON THE RATE OF GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. SECTION 4.III.—ON THE DEPTHS AT WHICH REEF-BUILDING POLYPIFERS CAN LIVE. CHAPTER V.—THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CORAL-REEFS. (PLATE: WOODCUT NO. 4. PLATE: WOODCUT NO. 5. STEP-FORMED LEDGES ROUND CERTAIN LAGOONS. THE RING OR BASIN-FORMED REEFS OF THE NORTHERN MALDIVA ATOLLS. SUBMERGED AND DEAD REEFS. THE DISSEVERMENT OF THE LARGER MALDIVA ATOLLS. IRREGULARLY FORMED ATOLLS. THE GREAT CHAGOS BANK. OBJECTIONS TO THE THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF ATOLLS AND BARRIER-REEFS. CHAPTER VI.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS WITH REFERENCE TO THE THEORY OF THEIR FORMATION. (DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE III.—MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS AND ACTIVE VOLCANOES. ON THE GROUPING OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF REEFS. ON THE DIRECT EVIDENCE OF THE BLUE SPACES IN THE MAP HAVING SUBSIDED DURING THE UPWARD GROWTH OF THE REEFS SO COLOURED, AND OF THE RED SPACES HAVING REMAINED STATIONARY, OR HAVING BEEN UPRAISED. ON THE ABSENCE OF ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN THE AREAS OF SUBSIDENCE, AND ON THEIR FREQUENT PRESENCE IN THE AREAS OF ELEVATION. ON THE RELATIONS OF THE AREAS OF SUBSIDENCE AND ELEVATION. RECAPITULATION. APPENDIX. CONTAINING A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE REEFS AND ISLANDS IN PLATE III. THE LOW ARCHIPELAGO. MENDANA OR MARQUESAS GROUP. COOK OR HARVEY AND AUSTRAL ISLAND. ISLANDS BETWEEN THE LOW AND GILBERT ARCHIPELAGOES. ISLANDS SOUTH OF THE SANDWICH ARCHIPELAGO. SANDWICH ARCHIPELAGO. SAMOA OR NAVIGATOR GROUP. FRIENDLY ARCHIPELAGO. ELLICE GROUP. GILBERT GROUP. MARSHALL GROUP. NEW HEBRIDES. SANTA CRUZ GROUP. NEW CALEDONIA. AUSTRALIAN BARRIER-REEF. LOUISIADE. SOLOMON ARCHIPELAGO. NEW IRELAND. NEW BRITAIN AND THE NORTHERN SHORE OF NEW GUINEA. ADMIRALTY GROUP. WESTERN PART OF THE CAROLINE ARCHIPELAGO. PELEW ISLANDS. BONIN OR ARZOBISPO GROUP. WEST END OF NEW GUINEA. CERAM. ISLANDS NEAR TIMOR. N.W. COAST OF AUSTRALIA. JAVA. MACASSAR STRAIT. SUMATRA. NICOBAR ISLANDS. ANDAMAN ISLANDS. PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO. BABUYAN ISLANDS. INDIAN OCEAN. CHAGOS, MALDIVA, AND LACCADIVE ARCHIPELAGOES. SEYCHELLES. COMORO GROUP. MADAGASCAR. EAST COAST OF AFRICA. PERSIAN GULF. RED SEA. THE WEST COAST OF THE RED SEA BETWEEN LATITUDE 19 DEG AND 22 DEG. THE WEST COAST FROM LATITUDE 22 DEG TO 24 DEG. EASTERN COAST. WEST INDIES. YUCUTAN.

Download or read book Petroleum Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bibliography of North American Geology written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1919/28 cumulation includes material previously issued in the 1919/20-1935/36 issues and also material not published separately for 1927/28. 1929/39 cumulation includes material previously issued in the 1929/30-1935/36 issues and also material for 1937-39 not published separately.

Download or read book The Coral Reef Era From Discovery to Decline written by James Bowen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 4 June 1629, the Batavia, pride of the Dutch East India Company Fleet, was wrecked on her maiden voyage in a seemingly empty expanse of the Indian Ocean. The question “how did this happen?” led to 300 years of investigation by those curious to solve the enigma: what are corals and how are coral reefs formed?. Relying heavily on primary source material Part 1 traces the sequential evolution of scientific thought and practice as the author explores the way this evolution is reflected in the search for understanding corals. At each stage, answers lead to fresh questions that challenge investigators to solve the riddle and new branches of science emerge. Then, with the first enigma finally understood, a new enigma arose. Why are Reefs dying? Part 2 traces the range of problems that have emerged in the past 50 years as marine, ecological, reef and climate scientists attempt to put the pieces of the jigsaw together. Is there a new “canary in the coal mine” warning of the fate of the world as we know it if man’s impact on his environment continues unchecked?.

Download or read book Fossil Corals from Central America Cuba and Porto Rico written by Thomas Wayland Vaughan and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reef Madness written by David Dobbs and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the century-long controversy over the orgins of coral reefs, a debate that split the world of nineteenth-century science, looking at the diverse roles of Louis Agassiz, his son Alexander, and Charles Darwin and reflecting on how the search for the truth shed new light on the formation of Earth and its natural wonders.

Download or read book Geographical Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Geology of Cuba written by Manuel Enrique Pardo Echarte and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of geological cartography in Cuba in its more than 135 years of history has been possible through the consultation of numerous archival reports, publications, maps and personal interviews with different authors and geologists of vast experience. A brief critical analysis is made of the increase in the degree of geological knowledge of the country since the elaboration of the Geological Sketch of the Cuban Island at a scale of 1: 2 000 000 (Fernández de Castro, 1883), first of Cuba and of Ibero-America, until the most recent Digital Geological Map of Cuba at scale 1: 100 000 (Pérez Aragón, 2016). Cuba and its surroundings are a geological mosaic in the southeast corner of the North American plate with rocks from many different origins, from Proterozoic to Quaternary, extended along the southern border of the plate. From the Eocene, this belt has been dissected by several great faults, related to the development of some great oceanic depressions (Cayman trough and Yucatan basin). The fossil record of Cuba, which covers approximately the last 200 million years of life on Earth, is rich in very varied fossils, witnessing a wide diversity of organisms, both animals and plants, that inhabited the Antillean and Caribbean region; and that constitute the inheritance of the biological diversity that the current Cuban archipelago exhibits. As a result of the preparation of the Cuban Metallogenic Map at scale 1: 250 000, forty-one models and eight sub-models of metallic mineral deposits were identified. These models, of descriptive–genetic type, together with the analysis of their spatial distribution and their relationship with geology, allowed the identification and mapping of ten mineral systems, linked to the geodynamic environments present in the Cuban territory. Cuba has large deposits of limestone, loam, dolomite, kaolin, gypsum and anhydrite, rock salt, marbles, sands and clays of different types, zeolites, peat, therapeutic peloids and many more. There are manifestations of decorative and precious rocks such as jasper, jadeite, different varieties of quartz and even xylopals. A compilation of geochemical data of oceanic basalt samples from previous works, together with data of analyzed samples during this study in order to discuss geochemical criteria based on immobile element (proxies for fractionation indices, alkalinity, mantle flow and subduction addition), provide a comprehensive ophiolite classification according to their tectonic setting. This book addresses different facets of the geological knowledge of Cuba: history of its cartography, marine geology, fossil record, stratigraphy, tectonics, classification of its ophiolites, quaternary deposits, metallogeny and minerageny.