Marine Plants of the Texas Coast.
Title:
Marine Plants of the Texas Coast.
Author:
Lehman, Roy L.
ISBN:
9781623490898
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (234 pages)
Series:
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series, Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Common Shoreline Plants of the Texas Coast -- Introduction to Shoreline Plants -- List of Shoreline Plants -- Key to Shoreline Plant Families -- Plant Descriptions and Images -- II. Seagrasses of the Texas Coast -- Introduction to Seagrasses -- List of Seagrasses -- Key to the Seagrasses -- Plant Descriptions and Images -- III. Mangroves of the Texas Coast -- Introduction to Mangroves -- List of Mangroves -- Key to the Mangroves -- Plant Descriptions and Images -- IV. Common Seaweeds of the Texas 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 -- Plant Descriptions and Images -- Introduction to the Common Brown Seaweeds -- List of Common Brown Seaweeds -- Generic Key to the Common Brown Seaweeds -- Plant Descriptions and Images -- Introduction to the Common Green Seaweeds -- List of Common Green Seaweeds -- Generic Key to the Common Green Seaweeds -- Plant Descriptions and Images -- Appendix: Collection and Preparation Techniques -- Glossary of Selected Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
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 overview of the plant group and includes information on the important traits and terminology used for identification. A simple key to the family or order directs the reader to the appropriate section, where the text is arranged alphabetically by family and then by genus and species. Each genus is illustrated by high quality photographs that include a close-up of each plant and images of its reproductive structures.Marine Plants of the Texas Coast collects these unique species for the first time in a single volume. As coastal issues, such as hurricane preparedness, beach erosion, wetland mitigation, freshwater inflows, and more, remain in the forefront of public concern, this botanical reference should find a permanent place on the bookshelves of scientists, policy makers, and citizens alike.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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