Coral whisperers : scientists on the brink / Irus Braverman.
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- 9780520298842
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- 9780520298859
- 0520298853
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In recent years, a catastrophic global bleaching event devastated many of the world's precious coral reefs. Working on the front lines of ruin, today's coral scientists are struggling to save these important coral reef ecosystems from the imminent threats of rapidly warming, acidifying, and polluted oceans. Coral Whisperers captures a critical moment in the history of coral reef science. Gleaning insights from over one hundred interviews with leading scientists and conservation managers, Irus Braverman documents a community caught in an existential crisis and alternating between despair and hope. In this important new book, corals emerge not only as signs and measures of environmental catastrophe, but also as catalysts for action.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : coral whisperers -- Corals in the Anthropocene : an interview with Peter Sale -- Coral scientists between hope and despair -- Prophet of doom : an interview with Ove Hoegh-Guldberg -- "And then we wept": coral death on record -- The pristine is gone : an interview with Jeremy Jackson -- Fragments of hope : nursing corals back to life -- Building bridges and trees : an interview with Ken Nedimyer -- Coral law under threat -- The Cinderella of corals : an interview with J. Murray Roberts -- The coral holobiont : hope and the genomic turn -- A super coral scientist : an interview with Ruth Gates -- Conclusion : coral scientists on the brink -- List of interviews.
"In recent years, a catastrophic global bleaching event devastated many of the world's precious coral reefs. Working on the front lines of ruin, today's coral scientists are struggling to save these important coral-reef ecosystems from the imminent threats of rapidly warming, acidifying, and polluted oceans. Coral Whisperers captures a critical moment in the history of coral-reef science. Based on over one hundred interviews with leading scientists and conservation managers, Irus Braverman documents a community caught in an existential crisis and alternating between despair and hope. In this important new book, corals emerge as signs and measures, but also as a way out of the projected collapse of life on earth"--Provided by publisher.