Seaweeds of the world : a guide to every order / John Bothwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bothwell, John, author.

Series:

A Guide to Every Family

A Guide to Every Family ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine algae.

Marine algae--Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.) : 249 color + 17 b/w illus. 77 maps.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A lavishly illustrated guide to the seaweed families of the worldSeaweeds are astoundingly diverse. They are found along the shallows of beaches and have been recorded living at depths of more than 800 feet; they can be microscopic or grow into giants many meters long. They’re incredibly efficient at using the materials found in the ocean and are increasingly used in the human world, in applications from food to fuel. They’re beautiful, too, with their undulating shapes anchored to the sea floor or drifting on the surface. Seaweeds aren’t plants: they’re algae, part of a huge and largely unfamiliar group of aquatic organisms. Seaweeds of the World makes sense of their complicated world, differentiating between the three main groups—red, green, and brown—and delving into their complex reproductive systems. The result is an unprecedented, accessible, and in-depth look at a previously hidden ocean world.Features more than 250 beautiful color photos as well as diagrams and distribution mapsCovers every major family and genus

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

A Natural History

Seaweed Diversity

Chlorophyta: The Green Seaweeds

Rhodophyta: The Red Seaweeds

Phaeophyceae: The Brown Seaweeds

Glossary

Resources

Index

Acknowledgments & Picture Credits

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691246215

0691246211

OCLC:

1355220315