John Edward Norwood Veron
John Edward Norwood Veron (* 1945 ) is an Australian marine biologist and an important taxonomist of hard corals (Scleractinia). In his books he scientifically described about a quarter of the 4000 known species. Veron was the director of the Australian Institute of Marine Science for a long time . In order to explain the speciation process in hard corals he sets up the theory of networked evolution .
bibliography
- JEN Veron: Corals of the World . Australian Institute of Marine Science , 2000, Townsville. 3 vol.
- JEN Veron: Corals in Space and Time - The biogeography and evolution of the Scleractinia . UNSW Press, Sydney, ISBN 0-8014-8263-1
source
- Interview with JEN “Charlie” Veron: in KORALLE, marine aquaristic specialist magazine, No. 42 December / January 2006/2007, Natur und Tier Verlag Münster, ISSN 1439-779X
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| SURNAME | Veron, John Edward Norwood |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Veron, Charlie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian marine biologist and hard coral taxonomist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |