EarthJames F. Luhr In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of breathtaking photographs and unique visual catalogues of the features and phenomena that take place on Earth--such as rocks, minerals, and mountains to tropical rainforests and the different types of clouds--Earth contains the most up-to-date ideas on how our world works, a compelling review on the health of the planet, and unbelievable images of the world's most stunning features. |
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... coral polyps , has become a blight on coral reefs throughout the Indo - Pacific region . CORAL REEF DISTRIBUTION Reefs cover about 230,000 square miles ( 600,000 square km ) of the world's marine areas . Reef - building corals can grow ...
... coral polyps , has become a blight on coral reefs throughout the Indo - Pacific region . CORAL REEF DISTRIBUTION Reefs cover about 230,000 square miles ( 600,000 square km ) of the world's marine areas . Reef - building corals can grow ...
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... Coral Sea The most southerly of the marginal seas of the Pacific , the Tasman Sea lies in the belt of westerly winds known as the Roaring Forties and is noted for with its storminess . The sea merges OCEANS AND SEAS the Coral Sea ( see ...
... Coral Sea The most southerly of the marginal seas of the Pacific , the Tasman Sea lies in the belt of westerly winds known as the Roaring Forties and is noted for with its storminess . The sea merges OCEANS AND SEAS the Coral Sea ( see ...
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... CORAL Any one of various simple animals related to sea anemones . They are often colonial and can secrete skeletons to support themselves . Hard corals ( some- times called true corals ) eventually create reefs out of the calcium ...
... CORAL Any one of various simple animals related to sea anemones . They are often colonial and can secrete skeletons to support themselves . Hard corals ( some- times called true corals ) eventually create reefs out of the calcium ...
Contents
MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Lebentz | 6 |
THE EARTH IN SPACE | 43 |
THE ANATOMY OF THE EARTH | 53 |
Copyright | |
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