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Coral Reefs Have Shaped The Surface Of Our Planet Far More Than Has Any Other Ecosystem. They Are Dynamic Systems, Producing Limestone At The Rate Of 400-2,000 Tons Per Hectare Per Year, And Influencing The Chemical Balance Of The World's Oceans. Coral Reefs Have Been Around Since Before The Prairies Or Other Ecosystems Of Flowering Plants Existed, Yet They Vanish About A Million Years Before Other Groups Of Organisms Each Time There Is A Global Mass Extinction. They Return After Each Catastrophe, However, Following A Long Period Of Absence. Although Coral Reefs Are The Most Productive Communities In The Sea, The Fisheries Of Coral Reefs Are Among The Most Vulnerable To Overexploitation. Despite Having The Power To Create The Most Massive Structures In The World Made By Living Creatures (including Man), The Thin Veneer Of Living Tissue Of Coral Reef Is Particularly Sensitive To Natural Disturbances And Effects Of Human Activities. Coral Reefs Are The First To Go During Periods Of Climate Change, But They Have Always Come Back. This Combination Of Attributes, Creative Power And Fragility, Resilience And Sensitivity, Makes Management Of Coral-reef Systems A Challenge To Science. Over

Who reads Life and Death Of Coral Reefs?

Author

Charles Birkeland, editor

Publisher

Springer

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780412035418

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Nature, Biology

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14