Rhythm of the Reef: A Day in the Life of the Coral Reef

Rick Sammon

Voyageur Press, 1995 - House & Home - 120 pages

Provides an intimate portrait of the activity and change that a coral reef and the life it supports go through in a 24-hour period. Takes readers to the Red Sea, Truk Lagoon in Micronesia, Cocos Island and Bonaire.

Contents

• Acknowledgments: 7
• Introduction: 13
• Sunrise on the Reef: 41
• Diving at Midday: 59
• Twilight Descends: 73
• The Midnight Sea: 87
• Changing Rhythm: 103
• Appendices: 111
• Index: 118

Bibliographic information

• Title: Rhythm of the Reef: A Day in the Life of the Coral Reef
• Author: Rick Sammon
• Photographs by: Rick Sammon
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Voyageur Press, 1995
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jul 14, 2009
• ISBN: 0896583112, 9780896583115
• Length: 120 pages
• Subjects: House & Home / General; Nature / Animals / Marine Life; Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas; Photography / Subjects & Themes / Underwater; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology