its detailed descriptive texts and images by leading
experts, this full-color volume will be a critical resource
for everyone interested in these vital environments.
The World Atlas of Coral Reefs contains 85 full-page.
new/ly researched and drawn color maps: more than
200 color photographs illustrating reefs and reef animals: and 85 images of coral reefs from space, taken
by NASA astronauts from the space shuttle flights.
including those in 2000 and 2001. The authors provide
a wealth of information on the geography biodiversity
and human uses of coral reefs as well as details about
the threats to their existence.
Centre in Cambridge, UK, the United Nations office
responsible for providing authoritative information on
the condition of global biodiversity the World Atlas will
be welcomed by all coral reef enthusiasts and divers
and will serve as a critical tool for scientists, students.
policy makers, and planners at local, national, and
International levels alike.
Jacket illustration False clown anennonefish fAmphipnon oceltans!. Great
Barrier Reef, Australia © 2001 Stuart Westmorland/Stone Jacket design by
Barbara Jellow