Walter M. Goldberg

eBook, PDF

The Geography, Nature and History of the Tropical Pacific and its Islands (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Emphasizes the historical geography of the Tropical Pacific aimed at a student audience

Details the geographical and biological past of the Tropical Pacific to shape our understanding of the region in the present

Provides a multi-disciplinary point of view on Tropical Pacific Islands from geographical, biological, historical, and cultural perspectives

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• Größe: 16.16MB

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Autor

Walter M. Goldberg (Ph.D. Biological Oceanography, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami) is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University in Miami where he held a faculty position in teaching and research for 39 years. He was one of the original ten members in a Department that now numbers more than 50 faculty. Dr. Goldberg's research encompasses coral reef biology in topics ranging from octocoral and black coral ecology and distribution, to the histology and cytochemistry of skeleton formation, published in leading journals in the field of marine science. He is also the author of a textbook, The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms (University of Chicago Press, 2013). As the current Chair of the Undergraduate Honors Program in Biological Sciences, he teaches scientific writing to high-achieving seniors in multiple disciplines as they produce a thesis based on original research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319695327
• Artikelnr.: 52943659