Coral Reefs at the Crossroads (Coral Reefs of the World)

ISBN 10: 9401775656 / ISBN 13: 9789401775656

Published by Springer, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coral Reefs at the Crossroads (Coral Reefs of the World)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401775656
• ISBN 13: 9789401775656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this book, contributors from diverse backgrounds take a first step toward an integrated view of reefs and the significance of their recent decline. More than any other earth system, coral reefs sit at a disciplinary crossroads. Most recently, they have reached another crossroads - fundamental changes in their bio-physical structure greater than those of previous centuries or even millennia. Effective strategies to mitigate recent trends will require an approach that embraces the myriad perspectives from across the scientific landscape, but will also need a mechanism to transform scientific understanding into social will and political implementation. 

About the Author

Dennis K. Hubbard
Department of Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA

Caroline S. Rogers
US Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Caribbean Field Station, St. John, VI, USA

Jere H. Lipps
John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA, USA, and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

George D. Stanley, Jr.
Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula MT, USA