A Guide To The Coral Reefs Of The Caribbean

With more than 500 species described and more than 400 illustrations, this guide provides quick and easy visual identification of fishes, mollusks, sponges, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and much more of the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Florida.

Publisher Description

On t.p.: A guide to the common invertebrates and fishes of Bermuda, the Bahamas, southern Florida, the West Indies, and the Caribbean coast of Central and South America.

Caribbean Reef Life covers the full range of a coral reef's biodiversity. This expanded third edition is more than just an ID book; it aims to give divers a deeper understanding of these dynamic ecosystems and how different species, including our own, contribute to the reef as a whole.

Caribbean Reef Life is an essential field guide to the coral reefs of The Bay Islands, Honduras, with over 1000 species identified and described. The book covers marine plants, sponges, corals, invertebrates and fishes. Full of interesting facts and hints on finding your favorite species. This updated 2nd edition contains new photos and species to keep up with recent changes in marine taxonomy.

Presenting a stunning array of beauty and biodiversity, the coral reefs of Florida and the Caribbean are part playground, part research lab for the thousands of tourists, divers, and marine scientists who visit them every year. Documenting the wide array of corals at home in the warm waters of the Caribbean, George Warner's Corals of Florida and the Caribbean provides an easy-to-use (and carry) guidebook that is both scientifically accurate and reader friendly. Warner provides an exhaustive identification guide that will enrich any novice's vacation dive or an expert's return to the reefs. Written for the amateur naturalist, this handbook will travel well throughout the Caribbean, from Florida south to Belize, east to Tobago, and all points in between. Beyond documenting the wide variety of corals found in the Caribbean, Warner also outlines their biology, from the way they grow to their reproductive habits, while examining major threats to the reefs including hurricanes, pollution, and global warming. With over 150 color photos, most taken by the author himself, as well as detailed descriptions, Corals of Florida and the Caribbean makes identifying and learning about corals hassle free--on the boat, at home, or in the classroom.

Caribbean Reef Life covers the full range of a coral reef's biodiversity. This expanded fourth edition is more than just an ID book; it aims to give divers a deeper understanding of these dynamic ecosystems and how different species, including our own, contribute to the reef as a whole.

Caribbean Reef Life is an essential field guide to the coral reefs of The Bay Islands, Honduras, with over 1000 species identified and described. The book covers marine plants, sponges, corals, invertebrates and fishes. Full of interesting facts and hints on finding your favorite species.