Memorial Hall Library

Coral reefs in the microbial seas, Forest Rohwer with Merry Youle ; illustrations by Derek Vosten

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-194) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Coral reefs in the microbial seas

bibliography

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Forest Rohwer with Merry Youle ; illustrations by Derek Vosten

"For millennia, coral reefs have flourished as not only one of the planet's most magnificent ecosystems, but also as its most biodiverse. However, since the 1980s the corals have been struggling. Both coral bleaching and disease have spread globally. During recent research expeditions to the remote Line Islands, microbial ecologist Forest Rohwer and his colleagues found that the large-scale changes to the reefs in recent decades are the work of the microbes as they respond to various human impacts. Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas is the first book to recount this story, complete with introductions to the coral reef ecosystem, 21st century metagenomic research tools, and the coral's microbial and viral partners. An engaging book, its science is liberally spiced with artistic illustrations and playful stories from the research expeditions"--From website coralreefsystems.org