This book surveys the exceptionally rich and biodiverse coral reefs of the UK, from the most thoroughly explored and observed to the least known. Some of these areas are strictly protected, and some are reference sites for other countries with damaged reefs.
The tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs. Huge parts of these areas are exceptionally rich, productive and diverse. Their marine biodiversity exceeds that of the UK itself, and several are already, or are planned to be, strictly protected. Some of these areas serve as reference sites for many other countries with damaged reefs and they are oases of tropical marine biodiversity in a fast-degrading world. This book reviews all of the UK reefs, from those scarcely known to those where substantial research has already been performed. ?
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From the reviews:
Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories gives a broad overview of the eight major UK overseas territories . A beautiful book which I can recommend to teachers, interested students and libraries. (Branko Velimirov, Marine Ecology, Vol. 35, 2014)
Chapter narratives are clear and comprehensible to nonspecialists. Each of the 22 chapters contains extensive, relevant literature citations. Figure quality, table organization, and editorial rigor are good throughout. Although the topic appears narrow, this work is a good source of information on coral biology for both specialists and nonspecialists. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. (S. R. Fegley, Choice, Vol. 51 (3), November, 2013)
1. An appraisal of the extent and geomorphological diversity of the
coral reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories.-
2. Coral Reefs of
Anguilla.-
3. Introduction to reefs and shorelines of the British Virgin
Islands.-
4. Marine protected areas and management in the British Virgin
Islands.-
5. Anegada: An emergent Pleistocene reef island.-
6. Coral Reefs
of the Cayman Islands.-
7. Biology and ecology of the coral reefs of the
Cayman Islands.-
8. Coral Reefs of Montserrat.-
9. The Reefs of the Turks and
Caicos Islands.-
10. Introduction to Bermuda: Geology, Oceanography and
Climate.-
11. Biology and ecology of corals and fishes on the Bermuda
Platform.-
12. Biogeography, biodiversity and connectivity of Bermudas coral
reefs.-
13. Threats to coral reefs of Bermuda.-
14. Scleractinia,
Octocorallia and Antipatharia of Bermudas reefs and deep-water coral
communities: a taxonomic perspective including new records.-
15. Total
Economic Value of Bermudas Coral Reefs: A summary.-
16. Ascension Islands
hermatypic but non-reef building corals.-
17. British Indian Ocean Territory
(the Chagos Archipelago): setting, connections and the Marine Protected
Area.-
18. Coral Reefs of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean.-
19. The
status of coral reef fish assemblages in the Chagos Archipelago, with
implications for protected area management and climate change.-
20. Coral
Islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago).-
21.
Pollution and impacts in BIOT.-
22. Coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands.Coral
Islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago).-
21.
Pollution and impacts in BIOT.-
22. Coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands.
Charles Sheppard is a professor at Warwick University, UK. He is actively involved with reef research in many countries, advises several governments and industries, and is editor of a large marine environmental science journal. He has written numerous papers and articles, and this is the tenth book he has written or edited on marine environmental science.
