Umfang:
IX, 289 S.
ISBN:
0674026799
,
9780674026797
Inhalt:
The big picture -- The Great Barrier Reef -- Corals and reefs -- The state of the Great Barrier Reef -- Mass extinctions and reef gaps -- Messages from deep time -- The Cenozoic roller-coaster -- Australia adrift -- The ice ages -- The last glacial cycle -- Many origins -- Stone age utopia -- An enhanced greenhouse world -- Temperature and mass bleaching -- Ocean acidity and coralline osteoporosis -- The ocean's canary
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
The big picture -- The Great Barrier Reef : an overview -- Corals and reefs : controls and processes -- The state of the Great Barrier Reef -- Mass extinctions and reef gaps -- Messages from deep time -- The Cenozoic roller-coaster -- Australia adrift -- The ice ages -- The last glacial cycle -- Many origins -- Stone age utopia -- An enhanced greenhouse world -- Temperature and mass bleaching -- Ocean acidity and coralline osteoporosis -- The ocean's canary
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Australien
;
Großes Barriereriff
;
Korallen
;
Erwärmung
;
Küstenschutz
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