| Description |
336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Coral reefs are a microcosm of our planet: wondrously diverse, deeply interconnected, and critically imperiled. They sustain entire ecosystems and protect vulnerable coasts. But corals across the planet are in the middle of an unprecedented die-off, beset by warming oceans, pollution, human damage, and their own devastating pandemic. Even under stress, they are out-of-this world gorgeous, sending out warning flares in fluorescent bursts of yellow, pink, and indigo. Juli Berwald fell in love with coral reefs as a marine biology student, entranced by their beauty and complexity. While she was concerned by bleaching events and coral disease, she didn't fully understand what a dead reef meant until she experienced one on a dive: barren, decaying, and coated in slime. Deeply alarmed, she traveled the world desperate to discover how to prevent their loss. Life on the Rocks is a meditative ode to the reefs and the undaunted scientists working to save them against almost impossible odds. Berwald explores what it means to keep fighting a battle that can't be won, contemplating the inevitable grief of climate change and the beauty of small victories"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Coral reefs and islands.
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Coral reef conservation.
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atolls. (CStmoGRI)aat300008793
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SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology.
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Coral reef conservation. (OCoLC)fst00878842
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Coral reefs and islands. (OCoLC)fst00878858
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Berwald, Juli. Life on the rocks New York : Riverhead Books, [2022] 9780593087329 (DLC) 2021026536 |
| ISBN |
9780593087305 (hardcover) |
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0593087305 (hardcover) |
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9780593087329 (ebook) |
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