Seaweeds of the World : : A Guide to Every Order / / John Bothwell.

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 a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:A Guide to Every Family ; 4
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 249 color + 17 b/w illus. 77 maps.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
A NATURAL HISTORY --
SEAWEED DIVERSITY --
CHLOROPHYTA: THE GREEN SEAWEEDS --
RHODOPHYTA THE RED SEAWEEDS --
PHAEOPHYCEAE THE BROWN SEAWEEDS --
GLOSSARY --
RESOURCES --
INDEX --
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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
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780691246215
9783111319292
9783111318912
9783111319216
9783111318615
9783110749748
DOI:10.1515/9780691246215?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: John Bothwell.