World atlas of coral reefs /

Spalding, Mark D.

World atlas of coral reefs / Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious and Edmund P. Green - Berkeley ; London : University of California, 2001 - 424 p. : ill. ; 31 cm

"The most definitive and comprehensive overview yet of a vital part of our living world" -- BBC Wildlife Published in association with UNEP-WCMC

84 full-page color maps and 200 color photographs and NASA images

Includes bibliographical references and index

The world of coral reefs -- Signs of change -- Reef mapping -- Northern Caribbean -- Western Caribbean -- Eastern Carribean and Atlantic -- Western Indian ocean -- Central Indian ocean -- Middle Eastern seas -- Southeast Asia -- Australia -- Melanesia -- Micronesia -- Polynesia

A comprehensive survey of the world's coral reefs, produced by the United Nations office on biodiversity. An excellent survey of the distribution and abundance of coral reef habitats worldwide

9780520232556 . 9780520232556 . £29.95


Coral reefs and islands--Atlases
Coral reef conservation
Coral reef ecology
Coral reef ecology--Atlases
Environment and Ecology.
Travel maps
Coral reefs
Geographical maps (specialist)