Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific by J.E.N. Veron

The first reference of its kind, this book represents good biology, well-founded systematics, accessible biogeography. geologial history of corals that can be traced back over five hundred million years, and one of the finest collections of pictures of corals to be foun anywhere. Hailed as the single most important reference on reef corals, Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific is useful in describing corals in all areas of Oceania and Southeast Asia.

This title received the Australian National Awards Whitley Medal for Best Natural History book in 1988.

About the Author: J.E.N. Veron is one of the most imaginative and productive of contempory coral reef biologists and has been working with corals for more than twenty-five years. He first became interested in coral taxonomy after taking up SCUBA diving as a hobby while teaching general zoology and genetics at the University of North Queensland.

ISBN 0-8248-1504-1

Hard Cover, 9 x 12