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Description:
Author(s):
Bruckner, Andrew W.
Title:
Field guide to western Atlantic coral diseases and other causes of coral mortality [electronic resource] / by Andrew Bruckner, NOAA Fisheries ; project managed by Emily Corcoran and Ed Green, UNEP-WCMC ; page design by James O'Caroll, UNEP-WCMC.
Imprint:
Cambridge, UK : Marine and Coastal Programme, UNEP-WCMC, 2003.
Address:
Marine and Coastal Programme, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL U.K. info@unep-wcmc.org
Physical Description:
1 CD-ROM : col. ill. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from title screen.
"This CD makes use of UNISYS LZW compression technology."
"The database contains data obtained from 155 separate sources which provide details of direct observations of coral disease in the field."
Data File Type Note:
Electronic text and image data (62.7 MB)
System Details Note:
System requirements: IBM compatible PC; CD-ROM drive.
Abstract:
"The guide provides: A field guide to the most common forms of coral disease. It focuses on the Caribbean, the region which is hardest hit by disease outbreaks; Descriptions and photographs of signs of disease. (Photographs can be enlarged by clicking in the first instance and enlarged to their full size by clicking on the symbol that appears in the bottom right hand corner); Identification keys to help you distinguish different diseases from one another and from signs of predation and other causes; Examples and descriptions of other causes of mortality to help differentiate diseases from other causes such as predation that can be mistaken for coral diseases."
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Physical Form Note:
Online version in html format available through UNEP.
Topical Term:
Corals Atlantic Ocean.
Corals Caribbean Area.
Corals Diseases Atlantic Ocean Identification.
Corals Diseases Atlantic Ocean Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Corals Diseases Caribbean Area Identification.
Corals Diseases Atlantic Ocean Photographs.
Corals Diseases Caribbean Area Photographs.
Coral reef ecology Atlantic Ocean.
Corals Effect of human beings on Atlantic Ocean.
Corals Monitoring Atlantic Ocean.
Corals Atlantic Ocean Mortality.
Coral reef conservation Atlantic Ocean Citizen participation.
Endangered ecosystems Atlantic Ocean.
Personal Name:
Corcoran, Emily.
Green, Edmund P. (Edmund Peter), 1965-
O'Caroll, James.
Corporate Name:
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Marine and Coastal Programme.
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service.
Electronic Access:
Access Information:
| Library | Location | Call Number | Type | Copies |
| SEFSC Miami Laboratory Library, Miami, FL | STACKS | QL377.C5 B8 2003 | CD-ROM | 1
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| INTERNET | INTERNET | QL377.C5 B8 2003 (Online) | E-BOOK | 1
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