Title:
The coral reef era : from discovery to decline : a history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene epoch / James Bowen.
Author:
Bowen, James, 1928-2012, author.
Collits, Mavourna, editor.
Publication Information:
Cham ; New York ; Dordrecht : Springer, [2015]
©2015
Call Number:
QE565 .B69 2015
ISBN:
9783319074788
Series:
Humanity and the sea,
Humanity and the sea.
Physical Description:
xv, 195 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
General Note:
Manuscript edited for publication by Mavourna Collits after James Bowen's death in December 2012 (Acknowledgements, page x).
Contents:
Part I. The natural history quest, 1600-1900. The coral reef enigma -- The scientific revolution of the 17th century -- Discovery of the polyp -- Origin and structure of coral reefs -- The era of intensive investigation, 1788-1857 -- Embryos, archetypes and evolution -- Darwinism : the new driving force in biology -- Reef construction and symbionts -- Part II. A new era in reef science. Field studies and taxonomic revision, 1901-1945 -- Ecosystem analysis and nuclear technology -- A changing global environment : international response -- Climate anomalies and the El Niño phenomenon -- Bioturbation : unpredictable expansion -- A new enigma : deciphering the synergism -- Climate change and the future of reefs -- Coral reefs in an uncertain world : the Anthropocene epoch.
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