NEWS CATALOG COLLECTIONS AUTHORS FOREIGN RIGHTS + Under the direction of Laetitia Hédouin Amazing reefs Coral ecosystems Biology and health Ecology, environment, earth sciences € 22.00 BUY THE BOOK (Available in digital) READ AN EXCERPT Coral: stone, plant or animal? The question has long agitated naturalists. We now know that these are animals which live in symbiosis with microscopic unicellular algae in their tissues and which make a limestone skeleton: they are therefore animals with very particular relationships to the plant and mineral world. There are over 800 species of reef-building corals around the world, providing habitat for thousands of species. Because they create relief in the vastness of the sea, coral reefs are teeming with life: after tropical forests, they are the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet. Because they are home to a quarter of marine biodiversity, they provide many services on which more than half a billion people depend. Because they build massive structures, they protect the shores of countless islands from wave erosion. Corals have been around for over 200 million years and have already successfully coped with major climate change, but the current one seems too fast for them to adapt. The rise in ocean temperature, in particular, leads to bleaching episodes, or even massive mortalities, which can subsequently threaten the entire reef ecosystem. The CNRS Island Research Center and Environmental Observatory (Criobe) has been studying coral reefs for 50 years, particularly those of French Polynesia, and brings together nearly 80 short, highly illustrated texts on these astonishing species. AUTHOR (S) DETAILS Under the direction of Laetitia Hédouin YOU WILL LIKE ALSO The open ocean Jacques Testart Who benefits from GMOs? HVAC Why ? Cynthia FLEURY, Anne-Caroline Prévot Concern for nature THE MEDIA ARE TALKING ABOUT IT Dominique Garcia, Jeremy Perrodeau The Gauls with the naked eye Pierre Gonneau Novgorod Alain Quemin The world of galleries Philippe Grandcolas The smile of the pangolin Search the site General catalog Anthropology and contemporary worlds Literary Arts and Essays Biology and health Chemistry Ecology, environment, earth sciences Right economy Geography, territories Story History of science Linguistic Mathematics Philosophy and History of Ideas Physics and Astrophysics Prehistory International relationships Journals Engineering Sciences Political science and sociology Religious sciences Society SUBSCRIBE TO THE CNRS EDITIONS NEWSLETTER! New arrivals Forbidden City, Imperial Palaces and Royal Courts RA 20 - The mine of Ri (Orne) French Yearbook of International Law 66 - 2020 African Antiquities 57 CNRS ÉDITIONS > CATALOG > BIOLOGY AND HEALTH > ASTONISHING REEFS THEMES Story Philosophy Journals Right economy Mathematics JOURNALS Anatoli HERMES Gallia Science Notebooks All journals COLLECTIONS Biblis CNRS Alpha The Great Voices of Research Photographic documentation All the collections SOCIAL NETWORKS Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn © CNRS EDITIONS 2021 Legal Notice Cookies policy Consent Foreign rights Who are we ? Contact We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our use of cookies. Consent ACCEPT