Marine plants of the Texas coast / Roy L. Lehman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehman, Roy L., 1952-

Series:

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal plants--Texas--Gulf Coast--Identification.

Coastal plants.

Marine plants--Texas--Gulf Coast--Identification.

Marine plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written for biology students, teachers, nature lovers, amateur naturalists, conservation workers, and parks and wildlife personnel, this up-to-date, easy-to-use guide describes the marine plants of the Gulf of Mexico coast. The author's photographs accompany the updated identification keys, which are also visually oriented and simple to use.Veteran botanist and educator Roy L. Lehman describes the plants in four major sections, covering the common shoreline plants, seagrasses, mangroves, and marine algae (red, brown, and green seaweeds). Each section begins with an introduction that gives an o

Contents:

Introduction

Common shoreline plants of the Gulf Coast

Introduction to shoreline plants

List of shoreline plants

Key to shoreline plant families

Plant descriptions and images

Seagrasses of the Gulf Coast

Introduction to seagrasses

List of seagrasses

Key to the seagrasses

Mangroves of the Gulf of Mexico

Introduction to mangroves

List of mangroves

Key to the mangroves

Common seaweeds of the Gulf Coast

Introduction to seaweeds

Key to the divisions of seaweeds

Introduction to the common red seaweeds

List of common red seaweeds

Generic key to the common red seaweeds

Introduction to the common brown seaweeds

List of common brown seaweeds

Generic key to the common brown seaweeds

Introduction to the common green seaweeds

List of common green seaweeds

Generic key to the common green seaweeds

Appendix: Collection and preparation techniques

Glossary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 11, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4619-4454-6

1-62349-089-8

OCLC:

859155612