Coral reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories
Sheppard, C.R.C. (Ed.) (2013). Coral reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories. Coral Reefs of the World, 4. Springer: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-94-007-5964-0; e-ISBN 978-94-024-0706-8. xvi, 323 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5965-7
Part of: Coral Reefs of the World. Springer: Dordrecht. ISSN 2213-719X, more
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VLIZ: Lower Invertebrates LOW.195 [103691]
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The tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs. Huge parts of these areas are exceptionally rich, productive and diverse. Their marine biodiversity exceeds that of the UK itself, and several are already, or are planned to be, strictly protected. Some of these areas serve as reference sites for many other countries with damaged reefs and they are oases of tropical marine biodiversity in a fast-degrading world. This book reviews all of the UK reefs, from those scarcely known to those where substantial research has already been performed. |
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