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درباره این کتاب:
The health
status and future of tropical coral reefs,
as tourist destinations, are regularly
subjected to media coverage. Many
documentaries recognize the natural beauty
and biological richness of the Australian
Great Barrier Reef and French Polynesian
lagoons, but point to the equally
significant risk that would result from
current global warming and human-made
hazards. The future of coral reefs is
usually a matter of death foretold, real
or purely imaginary. In this context, it
has become necessary to differentiate
between what is falling within reality of
scientific facts or fantasy. To this end,
the present general review, in the expert
translation of Charlotte Fontan aims at:
(1) defining the conditions and life
requirements of reefbuilding corals; (2)
the history of corals along with that of a
number of associated, skeletal organisms
involved in reef building since the very
beginning, i.e. the last 540 million
years, including the ups and downs they
have experienced; (3) giving special
reference to the development patterns of
recent and modern reefs; (4) projecting
corals and reefs into a still unknown
future. Understanding how corals and reefs
have originated, how they have been able
to face the major biological crises which
have punctuated the Earth’s history, how
they have survived is a prerequisite to
better gain a significant picture of their
future..
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میخوانیم:
1 1: Introduction: The Reef
Phenomenon
2: Into the Intimacy of Corals, Builders
of the Sea
3: The Modern Times
4: The Long March of Corals
5: The Highs and Lows of the Reef
Phenomenon
6: Coral Reefs in the Face of Their Fate
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