Common Seaweeds of the Gulf of California (English and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Mark D. Readdie; Marla Ranelletti; Richard M. Mc Court

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0930118383 ISBN 13: 9780930118389

Publisher: Sea Challengers, 2006

Synopsis

The primary aim of this bilingual English/Spanish field guide is to help users identify the seaweeds they find and to help them use that identification as a means to learn more about the seaweeds and the marine environment. For those unfamiliar with the Gulf of California, or marine algae in general, sections are included covering the history of phycological research in the Gulf, the basics of marine algal biology and the physical environment in which the organisms live. Included are 78 of the most common species of marine algae in the Gulf of California. Photographs of these species are provided with the text, which lists key characteristics, seasonal growth patterns, comments on ecology and geographical range. There is also a glossary and a section of references for further information.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Mark D. Readdie received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz for research on intertidal algal zonation in central California. He is currently a researcher at the University of California conducting long term monitoring of California'a kelp forest communities.

Marla Ranelletti began working with algae as an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has worked at the Bermuda Biological Station for research. She received her M.S. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara for her work on algal competition.

Dr. Richard M. McCourt received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona for research on the ecology of Sargassum in the northern Gulf of California. He has taught at DePaul University in Chicago and is Associate Curator of Botany at the Academy of Natual Sciences in Philadelphia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sea Challengers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0930118383
• ISBN 13: 9780930118389
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104