Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast: Common Marine Algae from Alaska to Baja California - Softcover

Mondragon, Jennifer; Mondragon, Jeff

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9780930118297: Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast: Common Marine Algae from Alaska to Baja California

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0930118294 ISBN 13: 9780930118297

Publisher: Sea Challengers, 2003

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Created for those who work and play on the shores and in the shallow subtidal of the Pacific, this easy-to-use field guide is suitable for amateurs and professionals alike. Featuring a "quick key" and filled with interesting details, this comprehensive book will enable you to readily identify 128 species of nmarine algae commonly found along the coast from Alaska to Baja California. Each species is accompanied by at least one color photograph, and text that covers identifying characteristics, range, and habit. Contains 138 color photographs, 14 line drawings that illustrate algal structures and life cycles, 3 easy-to-use keys to help sort and identify specimens and 9 recipes for cooking with seaweed.

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About the Author:

Jeff and Jennifer Mondragon are marine biologists who have worked along the Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska. They have studied a wide variety of organisms including seaweed, fish, and crabs. Jeff's photographs have been featured in numerous magazines, textbooks, and calendars. Among their clients are National Geographic, National Audubon, and American Greetings. They currently reside in Juneau, Alaska, where they own a stock photography agency.

Review:

"...suitable for amateurs and professionals alike...most complete color guide available to the common seaweeds...Alaska to Baja California." -- California Diving News - Aug. 2003 issue

...Pacific coast of North America...to Baja California, at last has a full-color photographic manual of its common seaweeds. -- Taxon 53(1) February 2004:231-254

...delightful,unpretentious reading...recommended for all libraries with marine biology sections, especially those on the west coast. -- American Reference Books Annual

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