FROM THE BIZARRE, (tiny fish that live within the anal cavity of sea cucumbers) to the astonishingly beautiful (seldom photographed invertebrates in a kaleidoscope of colors), the animals of the coral reef almost never fail to elicit a "wow" from those fortunate enough to see them live and at close range. BASED ON MORE THAN a decade of painstaking, close-up observations and brilliant underwater photography, Reef Life offers a lavishly illustrated, clearly explained introduction to the biology and organisms of the coral reef. The authors have studied reefs through Indonesia, Belau, Papua New Guinea, the Maldives, Seychelles, Malaysia, Comoros, Mauritius, and elsewhere.		"This is the way things really work under- water, and the first time we can see it in beautiful color with authori- tative text that clearly explains the interactions and behaviors of the animals of the reef." Roger Steene, Author

REEF LIFE 224 pages83/8 x 107/8 Full-color photographs throughout Hardcover MC107 Softcover MC107S Available Now