Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series)

Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series)
by Julian Sprung

Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series)
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Author: Julian Sprung
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09
ISBN: 1883693098
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Ricordea Publishing

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Book Review: Corals book REVIEW
Summary: 5 Stars

Definitely an AWESOME book. This book is INCREDIBLE ! It shows thousands of corals. Gives scientific names and ALL common names as well. It gives bar charts of lighting needs, current, difficulty to maintain, and aggressiveness of the coral. I would recommend this book ! A ++. THANKS

Summary of Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series)

A comprehensive field guide for aquarists, divers and naturalists, with detailed full color photographs of hundreds of species, encompassing the majority of coral genera one is likely to encounter on reefs around the world, This book defines corals and distinguishes them form similar hydrozoans, zoanthids, and corallimorpharia. The corals are described and compared to similar looking species, and their range and the correct pronunciation of the Latin name is given.

In addition, for aquarists who grow corals in reef aquariums, information is provided in quick reference charts concerning each coral's requirements for light, water movement, and food, hardiness in captivity, aggressiveness toward other corals, and proper positioning in the aquarium.

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