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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Corals are among the most varied lifeforms on Earth, ranging from mushroom corals and leather corals to button polyps, sea fans, anemones, and pulse corals. Bridging the gap between plant and animal, these marine invertebrates serve as homes to reef fish and share symbiotic relationships with photosynthesizing algae, which provide corals with their nourishment. This book profiles the diversity of the world's coral groups, describing key aspects of...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 391
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Coral reefs have been long regarded with awe by the millions of people who have encountered them over the centuries. 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 communities that developed...
Author
Publisher
Apollo Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brimming with new discoveries, Smith's book takes you swimming in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans to meet the sea's most fascinating creatures. There are scarlet-colored corals, baby-blue sponges, and creatures that change color at the drop of a hat. From the pygmy seahorse to the whale shark, you'll learn what they eat, how they play, and how they care for, live on, and mimic each other. -- adapted from jacket
Series
Reading rainbow volume 61
Publisher
GPN
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The featured book "Dive to the coral reefs" written by Elizabeth Taynton, Paul Erickson and Les Kaufman, describes the formation of a coral reef and the many plants and animals that live in and around these underwater communities. Host, LeVar Burton scuba dives in the coral reefs off the Florida Keys where he encounters tropical fish and a variety of fascinating coral. Viewers will also meet a "reef doctor" who restores life to damaged reefs by transplanting...
9) Coral seas
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
271 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 33 cm
Language
English
11) Coral reef
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs reveal the busy undersea life of a Caribbean Sea coral reef.
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