Reefs And Rain Forests
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| Author | : Michael McCoy |
| Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2010-10-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0643102124 |
Reef and Rainforest is a photographic portrayal of marine and terrestrial life in one of the world's most biodiverse regions – the tropics of north-eastern Australia, together with the South Pacific nations of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. The photographs were taken over a period of more than 30 years while the author was living in the Solomon Islands and northern Australia. They depict life on the coral reefs, in the rainforests and in adjacent tropical savannahs. From detailed macro studies to sweeping scenics and aerials, the photographs are impressive for both their technical/compositional expertise and the unique insight they provide into the behavioural nuances of marine and terrestrial wildlife. Almost all the wildlife images are of free-living, non-posed subjects, photographed as they were encountered. Along with the stunning photography, the detailed and reflective captions are drawn from the author’s experiences. Reef and Rainforest conveys the richness and diversity of the natural world with maximum visual impact.
| Author | : Murray S. Kaufman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
For more than seven years, Murray S. Kaufman has photographed the powerful contrasts and similarities of two unique environments, which he describes as the last living Eden. The book combines Kaufman's images of the beauty and fragility of these important, primal, and endangered ecosystems with texts by leading experts in the field. Together they depict a phenomenal array of flora and fauna, including some newly discovered species.Throughout, the book gives an insight into the effects of rapid development and habitat destruction threatening reefs and rain forests. At the same time it touches our hearts, providing the first step to discover and appreciate nature. Kaufman's book opens the way for a new understanding and a new commitment to conservation of these rain forests and coral reefs.
| Author | : Caitlin Maynard |
| Publisher | : Franklin Watts |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 1997-03-01 |
| Genre | : Coral reef ecology |
| ISBN | : 9780531158067 |
Describes a fieldtrip that eighteen students and seven adults took to study the ecosystems of a tropical rain forest and a coral reef in Belize.
| Author | : Isabelle M. Côté |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 606 |
| Release | : 2006-08-17 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1316583090 |
Coral reefs are the 'rain forests' of the ocean, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms and facing the greatest threats from humans. As shallow-water coastal habitats, they support a wide range of economically and culturally important activities, from fishing to tourism. Their accessibility makes reefs vulnerable to local threats that include over-fishing, pollution and physical damage. Reefs also face global problems, such as climate change, which may be responsible for recent widespread coral mortality and increased frequency of hurricane damage. This book, first published in 2006, summarises the state of knowledge about the status of reefs, the problems they face, and potential solutions. The topics considered range from concerns about extinction of coral reef species to economic and social issues affecting the well-being of people who depend on reefs. The result is a multi-disciplinary perspective on problems and solutions to the coral reef crisis.
| Author | : Madeleine Dunphy |
| Publisher | : Web of Life Children's Books |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780977379514 |
Cumulative text presents the animals and plants of the tropical rain forest and their relationship with one another and their environment.
| Author | : J.E.N. Veron |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 2008-01-31 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780674026797 |
Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. Then he saw for himself the devastation that elevated sea temperatures can inflict on corals.
| Author | : Jeannie Baker |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 1988-05-16 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0688063632 |
My father says there has been a forest here for over a hundred million years," Jeannie Baker's young protagonist tells us, and we follow him on a visit to this tropical rain forest in North Queensland, Australia. We walk with him among the ancient trees as he pretends it is a time long ago, when extinct and rare animals lived in the forest and aboriginal children played there. But for how much longer will the forest still be there, he wonders? Jeannie Baker's lifelike collage illustrations take the reader on an extraordinary visual journey to an exotic, primeval wilderness, which like so many others is now being threatened by civilization.
| Author | : Forest Rohwer |
| Publisher | : Plaid Productions |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780982701201 |
"The influence of fishing, nutrients, bacteria, viruses, and climate change on nature's most wondrous constructs"--Cover.
| Author | : Adrian Forsyth |
| Publisher | : Camden House (NY) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1995-03 |
| Genre | : Forest ecology |
| ISBN | : 9780921820994 |
Portrays the flora and fauna of the tropical rain forest, celebrating the beauty and complexity of the oldest ecosystem.
| Author | : Mark Spalding |
| Publisher | : Earthscan |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1849776601 |
"This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves. Written by the leading expert on mangroves with support from the top international researchers and conservation organizations, this full color atlas contains 60 full-page maps, hundreds of photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive country-by-country assessment of mangroves. Included are the first detailed estimates of changes in mangrove forestcover worldwide and at regional and national levels, an assessment of these changes and a country-by-country examination of biodiversity protection. The book also presents a wealth of global statistics on biodiversity, habitat area, loss and economic value which provide a unique record of mangroves against which future threats and changes can be evaluated. Case-studies, written by regional experts, provide insights into regional mangrove issues, including primary and potential productivity, biodiversity, and information on present and traditional uses and values and sustainable management."--Pub. desc.
