Oceanic Wilderness
- ISBN-10
- 1863332650
- ISBN-13
- 9781863332651
- Category
- Coral reef biology
- Pages
- 335
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-09
- Author
- Roger C. Steene
Description
Marine environments around the globe - Caribbean Sea - Central, South and West Pacific - Japan - Temperate and tropical Australia - Southeast Asia - Indian Ocean - Red Sea.
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