The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline A history of scientifi
On 4 June 1629, the Batavia, pride of the Dutch East India Company Fleet, was wrecked on her maiden voyage in a seemingly empty expanse of the Indian Ocean. The question “how did this happen?” led to 300 years of investigation by those curious to solve th
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The human race has always depended upon, and gravitated to the borders of the sea, and in times of economic pressure, the sea has perhaps received even enhanced focus. However, the sea’s resources are not finite, and the sea, coastal and deep, simply cannot continue to absorb unwanted products of mankind in ever-increasing quantities. The need for better understanding of anthropogenic effects on and the results of uses of the sea has always been important, and is now crucial. This series seeks to address that need for more knowledge and understanding of the sea, and to place at the disposal of decision- and policy-makers, scientists and the educated public, potential and actual stakeholders the crucial information needed to take humanity into the future in a manner that enhances ability to make sound judgement on the use of the sea as a sustainable resource. The resources themselves are not the primary focus of this series, but the system within which they operate is. Consequently, the series will seek to publish regularly quality material related to the effects of marine renewable energy generation, marine spatial planning, including the optimal establishment of special areas of conservation, marine protected areas and no-take zones, climate impacts (including sea-level changes), the ecosystem approach to management (including resource management where appropriate), and the importance of sustainability and in some cases recovery activities back to sustainable levels. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11481
James Bowen
The Coral Reef Era: From Discovery to Decline A history of scientific investigation from 1600 to the Anthropocene Epoch
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James Bowen Southern Cross University Lismore Australia
ISSN 2213-607X ISSN 2213-6088 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-07478-8 ISBN 978-3-319-07479-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-07479-5 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014944138 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permis
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