Chapter The Polynesian Pacific and the Atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago
Scattered like dots rising from the deep across vast expanses of the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans, atolls with their turquoise lagoons and reefs teeming with colorful marine life have captured the public imagination. They have also been the homeland of millions of people for millennia as...
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| description | Scattered like dots rising from the deep across vast expanses of the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans, atolls with their turquoise lagoons and reefs teeming with colorful marine life have captured the public imagination. They have also been the homeland of millions of people for millennia as various groups of migrants spread across the far reaches if the Pacific, Indian and Western Atlantic regions. Developed from recently available satellite data, A Global Atlas of Atolls presents high-quality details of 476 atolls across the globe, characterizing aspects of the atoll rim, the lagoon, and their coral reef communities in unprecedented detail. In synthesizing and enhancing understanding of these unique seascapes, this volume provides a distinct compendium of descriptions and images, as well as documentation of the environmental conditions of winds, waves, and tides and a summary of the background literature for each atoll area. There is no comparable work. After an introduction that includes a glossary of terms, each atoll is documented in the form of an atlas written for scientists, but accessible to any diver or reader interested in these spectacular reef-island habitats. This book also describes some current challenges and perspectives on their future. It will be useful as a reference work for marine scientists, while providing a minimum of technical jargon for those who are not scientists, but who enjoy reading about exotic places with unusual attributes. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1580082025-06-24T05:07:28Z Chapter The Polynesian Pacific and the Atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago Goldberg, Walter M. Rankey, Eugene C. Reef Flat Outer Reef Deep Lagoon Tuamotu Islands Planet Labs Shallow Lagoon Tuamotu Archipelago Lagoon Area Pitcairn Islands Giant Clams Platform Area Patch Reefs Reef Development Sailing Directions Reef Growth Reef Ribbons Northwest Southeast Axis Eastern Rim Pearl Oysters Southern Rim Western Rim Renewal Time thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNR Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCS Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest::WNCS1 Sea life and the seashore: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNP Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere::RBKC Oceanography (seas and oceans) thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change Scattered like dots rising from the deep across vast expanses of the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans, atolls with their turquoise lagoons and reefs teeming with colorful marine life have captured the public imagination. They have also been the homeland of millions of people for millennia as various groups of migrants spread across the far reaches if the Pacific, Indian and Western Atlantic regions. Developed from recently available satellite data, A Global Atlas of Atolls presents high-quality details of 476 atolls across the globe, characterizing aspects of the atoll rim, the lagoon, and their coral reef communities in unprecedented detail. In synthesizing and enhancing understanding of these unique seascapes, this volume provides a distinct compendium of descriptions and images, as well as documentation of the environmental conditions of winds, waves, and tides and a summary of the background literature for each atoll area. There is no comparable work. After an introduction that includes a glossary of terms, each atoll is documented in the form of an atlas written for scientists, but accessible to any diver or reader interested in these spectacular reef-island habitats. This book also describes some current challenges and perspectives on their future. It will be useful as a reference work for marine scientists, while providing a minimum of technical jargon for those who are not scientists, but who enjoy reading about exotic places with unusual attributes. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. 2025-04-02T04:05:43Z 2025-04-02T04:05:43Z 2025-04-01T11:41:48Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20250401_9781003287339_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100488 9781032262468 9781032262475 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/158008 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100488/1/9781003287339_10.1201_9781003287339-3.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100488/1/9781003287339_10.1201_9781003287339-3.pdf Taylor & Francis CRC Press 10.1201/9781003287339-3 10.1201/9781003287339-3 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 A Global Atlas of Atolls 9781032262468 9781032262475 CRC Press 27 - 78 Boca Raton open access |
| spellingShingle | Reef Flat Outer Reef Deep Lagoon Tuamotu Islands Planet Labs Shallow Lagoon Tuamotu Archipelago Lagoon Area Pitcairn Islands Giant Clams Platform Area Patch Reefs Reef Development Sailing Directions Reef Growth Reef Ribbons Northwest Southeast Axis Eastern Rim Pearl Oysters Southern Rim Western Rim Renewal Time thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNR Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCS Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest::WNCS1 Sea life and the seashore: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNP Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere::RBKC Oceanography (seas and oceans) thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change Goldberg, Walter M. Rankey, Eugene C. Chapter The Polynesian Pacific and the Atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago |
| title | Chapter The Polynesian Pacific and the Atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago |
| title_full | Chapter The Polynesian Pacific and the Atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago |
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| topic | Reef Flat Outer Reef Deep Lagoon Tuamotu Islands Planet Labs Shallow Lagoon Tuamotu Archipelago Lagoon Area Pitcairn Islands Giant Clams Platform Area Patch Reefs Reef Development Sailing Directions Reef Growth Reef Ribbons Northwest Southeast Axis Eastern Rim Pearl Oysters Southern Rim Western Rim Renewal Time thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNR Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCS Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest::WNCS1 Sea life and the seashore: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNP Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere::RBKC Oceanography (seas and oceans) thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change |
| topic_facet | Reef Flat Outer Reef Deep Lagoon Tuamotu Islands Planet Labs Shallow Lagoon Tuamotu Archipelago Lagoon Area Pitcairn Islands Giant Clams Platform Area Patch Reefs Reef Development Sailing Directions Reef Growth Reef Ribbons Northwest Southeast Axis Eastern Rim Pearl Oysters Southern Rim Western Rim Renewal Time thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNR Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCS Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest::WNCS1 Sea life and the seashore: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNP Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere::RBKC Oceanography (seas and oceans) thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change |
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