Atlas of the Week: World Atlas of Coral Reefs

World Atlas of Coral Reefs

http://fnad.org/Documentos/worldatlasofcora01spal.pdf

When thinking of Maps and Atlases we often jump to think of land masses above sea level, but below the oceans surface there are massive networks of ocean floor topography, covered in coral and thriving with life.  But these delicate ocean ecosystems ecosystems are put in danger by changes in the environment and tourism. This atlas gives a comprehensive look into the current state of the world’s coral reefs in all of their splendor as well as their decline. The atlas shows the state of coral reefs in one of the most expansive and up to date collection of maps, and images of what inhabits the ocean floor.

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