Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific [Hardcover]

J. E. N. Veron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1987

The first reference of its kind, this book represents good biology, well-founded systematics, accessible biogeography, geological history of corals, and one of the finest collections of coral photographs to be found anywhere. Hailed as the single most important reference on reef corals, this book is useful in describing corals in all areas of Oceania and Southeast Asia. It provides a means of identifying almost 1,000 species of coral, a reliable nomenclature, up-to-date information on distribution and abundance, and authoritative notes on structure and biology.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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"In terms of scientific accuracy and quality of illustrations, this work... sets a standard that will be hard to follow." -- Choice --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Angus & Robertson (October 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0207151164
• ISBN-13: 978-0207151163
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,293,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best reference ever!, April 1, 2000

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This review is from: Veron: Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific (Hardcover)

This is the greatest coral book ever written! It is a masterpiece and includes some of the best underwater coral photography ever published. It is mostly a pretty version of Dr. Veron's 5 vol scientific journals, and is a little hard to see it's true use in the reef keeping hobby, because it talks about corals strictly out on the wild reef, but if you take the requirements of the animal in the wild and apply it to your home aquarium you can not fail. This book is also the best for identifing all of those mystery stony corals you have in your tank. There is not one stony coral on the reef that this book does not discuss. If you have stony corals or plan to have them in the future then this book is a must have on your list. The price tag is a little high I know, but worth every cent. The great pictures alone make it a great coffee table book and worth the price right there,if you love corals don't pass this book up!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest SPS coral reference at hand, October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Veron: Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific (Hardcover)

Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific is by far the best reference for coral reference on the market today. This book is for the serious Reef Aquarium Hobbiest or Marine Biologist. While this book does not give reference to aquarium conditions, it does provide the reader with a comprehensive review of the major SPS corals not given in any other puiblication that I have found. If you are are an SPS reef aquarium hobbiest. You need this book

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Verons Coral of australia and indo-pacific is by far the beo, March 9, 1998

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This review is from: Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific (Hardcover)

Corals of Australia and Indo-Pacific is the ultimate resource for stony (SPS) Corals I have found to date. I am a reef aquarium hobbiest and I use Verons book almost exclusively to identify species of aquarium coral. The book is also extremely helpful in requard to the taxonomy of the SPS.