Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival by Gardiner, Lisa S.
Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival by Gardiner, Lisa S.

Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival

How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene With rising global temperatures,...
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Author: Lisa S. Gardiner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival by Gardiner, Lisa S.

Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival

$77.51
Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival by Gardiner, Lisa S.

Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival

$77.51
Author: Lisa S. Gardiner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene

With rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there's no question that today's coral reefs are in trouble. As predictions about the future of these ecosystems grow increasingly dire, scientists are looking in an unlikely place for new ways to save corals: the past. The reefs of yesteryear faced challenges too, from changing sea level to temperature shifts, and understanding how they survived and when they faltered can help guide our efforts to help ensure a future for reefs.

Lisa Gardiner weaves together the latest cutting-edge science with stories of her expeditions to tropical locales to show how fossils and other reef remains offer tantalizing glimpses of how corals persisted through time, and how this knowledge can guide our efforts to ensure a future for these remarkable organisms. Gardiner takes readers on an excursion into "the shallow end of deep time"--when marine life was much like today's yet unaffected by human influence--to explore the cities of fossilized limestone left behind by corals and other reef life millennia ago. The changes in reefs today are unlike anything ever seen before, but the fossil record offers hope that the coral reefs of tomorrow can weather the environmental challenges that lie ahead.

A breathtaking journey of scientific discovery, Reefs of Time reveals how lessons from the past can help us to chart a path forward for coral reefs struggling for survival in an age of climate crisis and mass extinction.

Author: Lisa S. Gardiner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 06/10/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780691247335

About the Author
Lisa S. Gardiner is a science writer, geoscientist, and educator. She is the author of Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us about Climate Change. Her writing has appeared in leading publications such as the Atlantic, Hakai Magazine, and Scientific American.
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