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Reef Life: Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fishes & Invertebrates
From the fantastic (tiny fish that live within the anal cavity of sea cucumbers) to the astonishingly beautiful (rare corals and other invertebrates in a kaleidoscope of colors), the animals of the coral reef almost never fail to elicit a "Wow!" from those fortunate enough to see them alive and at close range. Based on more than a decade of painstaking, close-up observations and brilliant underwater photography, Reef Life offers an unforgettably illustrated, clearly explained introduction to the biology and organisms of the coral reef. Technical advisors to this project include several leading marine biologists, ichthyologists, zoologists, and reef aquarists.You'll never look at a reef in the same way again. Life rare and unusual reef animals captured in their natural hauntsFace-to-Face intimate observations from over a decade of underwater researchBiology In fundamental lessons in reproduction and other marine life processes.Profiles in the fishes, invertebrates, and other animals of the coral realm.
224 pages, Paperback
First published February 28, 2002
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June 22, 2023
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read the book throughout about 3 sessions today (over the course of around 9 hours) and took 10 pages of notes.
The book is super straightforward with well explained definitions and an easy flow. For someone like me who used it as note-taking, I could skip some of the short stories and many of the photographs/captions, which made this a very quick read.
For someone like me who already had a base knowledge about most things in this book, everything was quite simple. Yet I still found new things and got some helpful definitions. However for others who don’t have a good base knowledge I think this book is a really good place to start learning, both to gain some well known vocabulary on marine life and (of course) to learn about reef life specifically.
Overall I would recommend, especially as the book is fairly cheap. It also was published in 2002, but doesn’t seem to have any outdated information.
The book is super straightforward with well explained definitions and an easy flow. For someone like me who used it as note-taking, I could skip some of the short stories and many of the photographs/captions, which made this a very quick read.
For someone like me who already had a base knowledge about most things in this book, everything was quite simple. Yet I still found new things and got some helpful definitions. However for others who don’t have a good base knowledge I think this book is a really good place to start learning, both to gain some well known vocabulary on marine life and (of course) to learn about reef life specifically.
Overall I would recommend, especially as the book is fairly cheap. It also was published in 2002, but doesn’t seem to have any outdated information.
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