Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Persistence and Loss in
This book documents and examines the state of health of coral reefs in the eastern tropical Pacific region. It touches on the occurrence of coral reefs in the waters of surrounding countries, and it explores their biogeography, biodiversity and cond
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Peter W. Glynn Derek P. Manzello Ian C. Enochs Editors
Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment
Coral Reefs of the World Volume 8
Series editors Bernhard Riegl, Dania Beach, FL, USA Richard E. Dodge, Dania Beach, FL, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7539
Peter W. Glynn Derek P. Manzello Ian C. Enochs •
Editors
Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment
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Editors Peter W. Glynn RSMAS MBE University of Miami Miami, FL USA
Ian C. Enochs RSMAS CIMAS - NOAA/AOML University of Miami Miami, FL USA
Derek P. Manzello NOAA/AOML Miami, FL USA
ISSN 2213-719X Coral Reefs of the World ISBN 978-94-017-7498-7 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4
ISSN 2213-7203
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ISBN 978-94-017-7499-4
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For Jerry (Gerard M.) Wellington, a pioneer and devoted student of eastern Pacific coral reefs
Tribute
Peter W. Glynn, Patriarch of Coral Reef Research in the Eastern Tropical Pacific By his students and friends, Peter Glynn grew up on Coronado Island, California, and began scuba diving in the late 1940s, making regular trips with his high school friends into México to explore marine life in the Gulf of California and other nearby sites. Heading inland for college, he earned his B.A. at the University of South Dakota in 1955 returning to the Pacific to earn a M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1960 and 1963, respectively, working at the Hopkins Marine Station on the trophic relationships of an intertidal community
