Title: Deep-water coral reefs
Description: "Deep-water coral reefs are currently the target of intensive research, offering exciting opportunities for frontier exploration. Using a battery of modern techniques, such as deep-sea drilling, sampling, remote control surveying and documentation, marine scientists are hoping to find answers." "This book provides a comprehensive and thorough scientific analysis and documentation of deep-water coral reefs around the world. It reviews what is currently known about these unique reefs and how they may be protected for the future."--Jacket.
Subjects: Coral reefs and islands, Deep-sea corals, Marine biodiversity, Deep sea corals, Coral reef ecology