05806namaa2201345uu 4500 oapen100478 oapen 20251217011845.0 a||||fo|||||||||0| cr|mn|---annan 250408s2023a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d 9781032262468 9781032262475 10.1201/9781003287339 doi oapen oapen eng dc P thema PS thema PSA thema PSAF thema PSP thema PSPM thema R thema RB thema RBK thema RBKC thema RN thema RNK thema RNP thema RNPG thema T thema TQ thema W thema WN thema WNC thema WNCS thema WNCS1 thema WNP thema WNR thema WNW thema Goldberg, Walter M. edt A Global Atlas of Atolls Boca Raton Taylor & Francis CRC Press [Imprint] 2023 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Scattered like dots rising from the deep across vast expanses of the world's tropical and subtropical oceans, atolls with their turquoise lagoons and reefs teeming with colorful marine life have captured the public imagination. They have also been the homeland of millions of people for millennia as various groups of migrants spread across the far reaches if the Pacific, Indian and Western Atlantic regions. Developed from recently available satellite data, A Global Atlas of Atolls presents high-quality details of 476 atolls across the globe, characterizing aspects of the atoll rim, the lagoon, and their coral reef communities in unprecedented detail. In synthesizing and enhancing understanding of these unique seascapes, this volume provides a distinct compendium of descriptions and images, as well as documentation of the environmental conditions of winds, waves, and tides and a summary of the background literature for each atoll area. There is no comparable work. After an introduction that includes a glossary of terms, each atoll is documented in the form of an atlas written for scientists, but accessible to any diver or reader interested in these spectacular reef-island habitats. This book also describes some current challenges and perspectives on their future. It will be useful as a reference work for marine scientists, while providing a minimum of technical jargon for those who are not scientists, but who enjoy reading about exotic places with unusual attributes. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. Open licence https://oapen.org/article/rights eng Biology, life sciences thema Climate change thema Conservation of the environment thema Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning thema Earth sciences thema Ecological science, the Biosphere thema Environmental science, engineering and technology thema Hydrobiology thema Hydrology and the hydrosphere thema Life sciences: general issues thema Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure thema Marine biology thema Mathematics and Science thema Nature and the natural world: general interest thema Oceanography (seas and oceans) thema Pollution and threats to the environment thema Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest thema Sea life and the seashore: general interest thema Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes thema The Earth: natural history: general interest thema The environment thema Trees, wildflowers & plants thema Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest thema Wildlife: general interest thema Allen Coral Atlas Atoll Benthic habitats Coral islands Coralline Algae Deep Lagoon Geomorphology Indonesian Throughflow ITCZ Lagoon Lagoon Area Marine ecology NEC OJP Outer Reef Patch Reefs Planet Labs Platform Area Queensland Plateau Reef Crest Reef Flat Reef Growth Reef Ribbons Reef zonation Remote sensing Sailing Directions Sand Cay Shallow Lagoon Shallow Reefs Solomon Islands South Equatorial Current Stony Corals Trade Wind Belt Tuamotu Archipelago Goldberg, Walter M. aut Rankey, Eugene C. aut OAPEN Library. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100478 Free-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication 0 36770 36770