Synopses & Reviews
The tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
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.
Table of Contents
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: