Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico.

Coral reefs declined worldwide during the 1980s and 1990s, making them perhaps the most endangered marine ecosystem on Earth. This realization spurred John W. Tunnell Jr. and others to write a comprehensive book that would raise awareness of coral reefs and their plight. Tunnell and coeditors Ernest...

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Main Author: Tunnell, John W., Jr
Other Authors: Chávez, Ernesto A., Withers, Kim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2007.
Series:Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series, Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi.
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