Ecology of the Indonesian Seas Part Two

The challenging task of documenting Indonesia's marine realm is presented here in a two-volume set, the result of worldwide literature reviews and extensive new field observations.The first volume provides a review of the geology, physical oceanography and meteorology of the archipelago.

Coral reefs, one of the most important, yet least known ecosystems in Indonesia, are introduced in this volume.The second volume discusses the origins, formation and distribution of various reef types in the Indonesian Archipelago, and provides new estimates on their extent.