Coral Reefs: A Very Short Introduction

by Charles Sheppard

Book Overview

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

Coral reefs are among the most beautiful, and most diverse, of ecosystems. Early seafarers were wary of them, naturalists were confused by them, yet many coastal people benefited greatly from these mysterious rocky structures that grew up to the surface of the sea. They have been rich in their supply of food, and they provided a breakwater from storms and high waves to countless coastal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198869827
• ISBN13: 9780198869825
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.9"