The biology of coral reefs [electronic resource] / Charles R.C. Sheppard, Simon K. Davy and Graham M. Pilling. Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.) Davy, Simon K. Pilling, Graham M. Coral reef biology. QH541.5.C7 578.7'789 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. A concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coral reefs, providing an overview of the ecology of coral reefs and their functioning, and the biology of their major species groups. The responses to modern environmental pressures, climate change, and use of their resources is also described. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. c2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (x, 339 p., [8] p. of plates) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198566359.001.0001 eng