The Caribbean Coral Reef

A Record of an Ecosystem Under Threat
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-41450-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1060 g

This book is a visual tour of Caribbean coral reefs between 1968 and 1978. They are the world’s second largest coral reef community and the most threatened. The Caribbean Coral Reef: A Record of an Ecosystem Under Threat offers a priceless historical record made by a photographer who set out to document the major reef species when those reefs were at their prime. Today, coral reefs are under threat as never before and, sadly, most of what is shown in the book's photographs is now gone forever. It is only by comparing the images in this book with what we see now that we are able to fully recognize what we have lost.

With its stunning photography and precise, accurate scientific information, this book offers students of coral reefs a wealth of information about this rich, fragile ecosystem. It is also written accessibly for non-academic visitors to the Caribbean reef or anyone interested in the earth’s creatures. Many of the invertebrates will be unfamiliar to most people, and the author reveals fascinating insights into these otherworldly creatures and their lifestyles. Enjoy this field guide to the reefs that were, and savor the beauty of this vanishing environment and its organisms.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sacco, William K.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Artenschutz
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Schwimmen, Tauchen
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Besondere Themen und Arten der Fotografie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeresbiologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by James W. Porter. Introduction. 1. The Structure of a Reef. 2. The Shallow Reef. 3. Corals. 4. Invertebrates. 5. Fishes. 6. The Back-Reef. 7. The Hidden Reef. 8. The Reef at Night. Afterword/Acknowledgements. Appendix: Locality List, Common Names, Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

William K. Sacco was a professional photographer at Yale University for 46 years, 30 of them spent at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. He was a student of Life magazine science photographer Fritz Goro and a geology major. Bill is a photographer with a scientist’s perspective.