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2018

Format:	Book
Author:	Hand, Carol, 1945- author.
Title:	Coral reef collapse / by Carol Hand ; content consultant, Richard B. Aronson.
Publisher, Date:	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]
Description:	112 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 25 cm.
Summary:	"With ... charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind ocean acidity and rising ocean temperatures to explain the threats facing coral reefs, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation"--Publisher's website.
Series:	Ecological disasters Ecological disasters.
Subjects:	Coral reef ecology -- Juvenile literature.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index.
Contents:	The Great Barrier Reef -- What is a coral reef? -- How are the oceans changing? -- How do rising temperatures affect coral reefs? -- A hot acid bath -- Threats from ocean pollution and disease -- Overfishing and tourism -- Reef conservation and management -- Are coral reefs doomed? -- Cause and effect -- Essential facts -- Glossary.
LCCN:	2016962131
ISBN:	9781532110214 (lib. bdg.) 1532110219 (lib. bdg.)
Other Number:	975490204
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	743860
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Call Number:	j 577.789 Hand

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