Coral Reefs: A Natural History

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Book Review| January 01 2023 Coral Reefs: A Natural History Coral Reefs: A Natural History. By Charles Sheppard. 2021. Princeton University Press. (ISBN 9780691218625). 240pp. Hardcover. $35. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Karla S. Fuller Karla S. Fuller professor of biology Guttman Community College—City University of New York, New York, NY karla.fuller@guttman.cuny.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (1): 58. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.1.58 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Karla S. Fuller; Coral Reefs: A Natural History. The American Biology Teacher 1 January 2023; 85 (1): 58. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.1.58 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search We know that the sand on the beaches and reefs we trek to for summer vacations is made up mostly of limestone, but did you know that most of the limestone in beach sand is made of parrotfish poop? Me neither. Apparently, parrotfish accidentally eat a significant amount of limestone as they scrape their food off coral reefs. This limestone is important for parrotfish digestion but is then excreted at the end of the digestive process. These and other cool facts are laid alongside the most exquisite full-color images of coral reefs of all kinds from around the world in the book Coral Reefs: A Natural History. Author Charles Sheppard writes about coral reefs and their role in sustaining our planet in an intimate manner that draws the reader in completely. The writing is precise and scientific yet approachable and lay-friendly. And though it is full of accurate facts,... You do not currently have access to this content.