Coral Reefs - An Environmental History

This book provides a global environmental history of coral reefs, which will provide greater understanding of environmental change and management of coral reefs over time.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Perspectives, Approaches and Methods  3. Earliest Human Use of Coral Reefs  4. Coral Trading  5. Commercial Coral Reef Fisheries  6. Commercial Coral Mining and Collecting  7. Developing Coral Reef Science and Conservation  8. Modern Impacts on Coral Reefs  9. Trajectories of Coral Reef Ecosystems  10. Conclusions

About the author

Ben Daley is Lecturer in Environmental Management, SOAS, University of London, UK. He is author of "The Great Barrier Reef: An Environmental History" (Routledge, 2014).

Summary

This book provides a global environmental history of coral reefs, which will provide greater understanding of environmental change and management of coral reefs over time.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Daley, Ben (School of Oriental and African Studies Daley, Daley Ben
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2021, delayed
• EAN: 9781138187313
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18731-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Earthscan Oceans; Earthscan Oceans
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Ecology, Marine Biology, Coral reefs