TAMU Press, Date: 2007-10-17. Hardcover. Good. 2007. TAMU Press ISBN 1585446173 9781585446179 [US]

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, Date: 2007. Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.. Beginning with a history of the research done in this region, Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico covers the geography, geology, oceanography, ecology, and biodiversity of the thirty-eight "emergent" or platform-type coral reefs in the southern Gulf. The editors include chapters on the biota-from algae to fish-followed by a look at environmental impacts, both natural (such as hurricanes and red tides) and human (such as ship groundings and dredging). The book closes with a discussion of conservation issues, which is both descriptive and prescriptive in its assessment of what has been done and what should be done to protect and manage these vital ecosystems. 2007. Texas A&M University Press ISBN 1585446173 9781585446179 [US]