Ethnobiology of corals and coral reefs. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nemer E. Narchi, Lisa L. Price, editors.
• Other Names: Narchi, Nemer E; Price, Lisa L
• Contents: Introduction -- Seeing corals with Darwin's eyes of reason -- The reef sulphur cycle: influence on climate and ecosystem services -- Symbols at War: The impact of Corallium rubrum in the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent -- Ethnobiology of Corallium rubrum: Protection, healing, medicine, and magic -- Corals and coralline organisms in Seri culture: Traditional and modern uses -- Puka Mai He Ko'a: The significance of corals in Hawaiian culture -- Coral gardens of the Dumo people of Papua New Guinea: a preliminary account -- The catch of Maui: Coral gardens in the past and present of the Tongan islands -- Change in Roviana Lagoon coral reef ethnobiology -- Rocky reefs: Preserving biodiversity for the benefit of the communities in the Aquarium of the World -- Conservation of corals in the Colombian Caribbean.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 593.6; 578.8; Life sciences; Corals; Coral reef ecology; Ethnobiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Coral reef ecology; Corals; Ethnobiology; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Ecology; Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology; Limnology (freshwater); Zoology & animal sciences; Aquatic biology; Marine Sciences; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319237633; 3319237632
• Related ISBNs: 9783319237626; 3319237624
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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