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The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline = A history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch /

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Title/Author:	The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline/ by James Bowen.
Reminder of title:	A history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch /
Author:	Bowen, James.
Description:	XV, 195 p. 35 illus.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Marine sciences. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07479-5
ISBN:	9783319074795

The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline = A history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch /
Bowen, James.

The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to DeclineA history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch /[electronic resource] :by James Bowen. - 1st ed. 2015. - XV, 195 p. 35 illus.online resource. - Humanity and the Sea,2213-607X. - Humanity and the Sea,.

On 4 June 1629, the Batavia, pride of the Dutch East India Company Fleet, was wrecked on her maiden voyage in a seemingly empty expanse of the Indian Ocean. The question “how did this happen?” led to 300 years of investigation by those curious to solve the enigma: what are corals, and how are coral reefs formed? Relying heavily on primary source material Part 1 traces the sequential evolution of scientific thought and practice as the author explores the way this evolution is reflected in the search for understanding corals. At each stage, answers lead to fresh questions that challenge investigators to solve the riddle, and new branches of science emerge. Then, with the first enigma finally understood, a new enigma arose. Why are Reefs dying? Part 2 traces the range of problems that have emerged in the past 50 years as marine, ecological, reef and climate scientists attempt to put the pieces of the jigsaw together. Is there a new “canary in the coal mine” warning of the fate of the world as we know it if man’s impact on his environment continues unchecked?

ISBN: 9783319074795

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-07479-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

642062
Marine sciences.

LC Class. No.: QH541.5.S3

Dewey Class. No.: 551.4

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