Background

John Edward Norwood Veron was born in 1945 in Sydney.

Career

Veron has three higher degrees in different fields. He has named about 20% of reef corals and built a taxonomic framework for corals that is used throughout the world. He discovered and delineated the Coral Triangle.

He introduced the concept of reticulate evolution to the marine world.

Veron is the senior author of seven monographs about coral taxonomy and biogeography. Since 2008 he together with three colleagues have been producing an open access website about coral taxonomy, biogeography and identification: This website includes the mapping program Coral Geographic.

Veron has also campaigned extensively on climate change, ocean acidification and other environmental issues.

Achievements

• He was the chief scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and he has many professional awards including the Scientific Diving Lifetime Achievement Award (American Academy of Underwater Sciences), the Darwin Medal (International Society of Reef Studies) and the Silver Jubilee Pin (Australian Marine Sciences Association).

Works

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  • Corals in Space and Time: The Biogeography and Evolution of the Scleractinia (Comstock Book)

    (This book has seen limited use and remains in great condi...)

  • A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End   REEF IN TIME Paperback