Corals in Space and Time: The Biogeography and Evolution of the Scleractinia
Ithaca and London: Comstock/Cornell, 1995. 1st. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo; xiii, 321pp; includes Gossary, Endnotes, Literature Cited, Index. A Near Fine copy (previous owner name, rubber stamp). Item #18269
Veron is a wide-ranging specialist in corals and reefs. He is believed to have discovered more than twenty of the world's coral species. He was the chief scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and he has many professional awards including the Scientific Diving Lifetime Achievement Award (American Academy of Underwater Sciences), the Darwin Medal (International Society for Reef Studies) and the Silver Jubilee Pin (Australian Marine Sciences Association). He has named about 20% of reef corals and built a taxonomic framework for corals that is used throughout the world. He founded the Orpheus Island Marine Station. He discovered and delineated the Coral Triangle. He introduced the concept of reticulate evolution to the marine world. (Wikipedia).
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