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Coral Whisperers

Scientists on the Brink

Irus Braverman

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English
California Uni Pr Trade
15 October 2018
In recent years, a catastrophic global bleaching event devastated many of the world’s precious coral reefs. Working on the front lines of ruin, today’s coral scientists are struggling to save these important coral reef ecosystems from the imminent threats of rapidly warming, acidifying, and polluted oceans.

 Coral Whisperers captures a critical moment in the history of coral reef science. Gleaning insights from over one hundred interviews with leading scientists and conservation managers, Irus Braverman documents a community caught in an existential crisis and alternating between despair and hope. In this important new book, corals emerge not only as signs and measures of environmental catastrophe, but also as catalysts for action.  

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Imprint:   California Uni Pr Trade
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   635g
ISBN:   9780520298859
ISBN 10:   0520298853
Series:   Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics
Pages:   344
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgments Introduction: Coral Whisperers Corals in the Anthropocene—An Interview with Peter Sale 1. Coral Scientists between Hope and Despair Prophet of Doom—An Interview with Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 2. “And Then We Wept”: Coral Death on Record The Pristine Is Gone—An Interview with Jeremy Jackson 3. Fragments of Hope: Nursing Corals Back to Life Building Bridges and Trees—An Interview with Ken Nedimyer 4. Coral Law under Threat The Cinderella of Corals—An Interview with J Murray Roberts 5. The Coral Holobiont: Hope and the Genomic Turn A Super Coral Scientist—An Interview with Ruth Gates Conclusion: Coral Scientists on the Brink Notes List of Interviews Index

Irus Braverman is Professor of Law at the University of Buffalo, the State University of New York. She is the author of Planted Flags: Trees, Land, and Law in Israel/Palestine (2009), Zooland: The Institution of Captivity (2012), and Wild Life: The Institution of Nature (2015).

Reviews for Coral Whisperers: Scientists on the Brink

Braverman's highly readable, deeply informative and insightful account also serves as a trope for how science adapts to a situation in which reflection must quickly give way to dynamic, focused and effective action. * New Scientist * Braverman uses the quotes from her witnesses well and the reader gains an often inspiring insight into the thought processes of scientists who are deeply concerned about one of the key ecosystems on the planet. * The Biologist * ...a volume that is readable both to the non-scientist and to professional biologists interested in the question of the future of coral reefs and corals. * Bulletin of the Pacific Circle * [Reading Braverman's book] we benefit immensely by hearing the voices of coral reef whisperers as they speak openly of their uncertainties, fears and hopes. Whatever their differences, as Irus Braverman attests, all these scientists share a deep and infectious love of corals. The author deserves to be congratulated for her learning, lucidity, passion and candour. I emerged from this book feeling a new, if measured, charge of hope for the future survival of coral reefs in some form. * Times Literary Supplement * Analyzing the dual narrative of hope and despair that defines many environmental concerns and discussing the challenges of the various approaches to protecting coral reefs worldwide, Braverman, an experienced diver and an expert on land-use law, brings thoughtfulness and urgency to this well-organized work. * Library Journal * Coral Whisperers is exceptional in its scientific detail but also in relating the personal stories of the scientists, or whisperers, who follow the lives of corals and invest their own lives in striving to preserve them. Just as important, the book is a stern warning that the earth's oceans are in grave danger. * Foreword Reviews *


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