01829cam a2200373 i 4500 1659911007 TxAuBib 20241017120000.0 u 211206s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593087312 softcover 0593087313 softcover TxAuBib rda Berwald, Juli, author. Life on the rocks : building a future for coral reefs / Juli Berwald. New York, NY : Riverhead Books, 2022. 340 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent z rdamedia zu rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Juli Berwald fell in love with coral reefs as a marine biology student, entranced by their beauty and complexity. While she was concerned by bleaching events and coral disease, she didn't fully understand what a dead reef meant until she experienced one on a dive: barren, decaying, and coated in slime. Deeply alarmed, she traveled the world desperate to discover how to prevent their loss. Life on the Rocks is a meditative ode to the reefs and the undaunted scientists working to save them against almost impossible odds. Berwald explores what it means to keep fighting a battle that can't be won, contemplating the inevitable grief of climate change and the beauty of small victories. 20241017. Coral reefs and islands. Coral reef conservation. Climate change. Pollution. Diving. Marine biology. BSBPL