Field Guide to Seaweeds of Alaska
Distributed for Alaska Sea Grant College Program
188 pages
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300 color plates
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6 x 9
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© 2012
The first and only Alaska seaweed field guide, this book is essential for beachcombers, naturalists, teachers, students, scientists, coastal monitors, and others in need of a quick, accurate identification of seaweeds in Alaska. More than one hundred of the most common seaweed species in Alaska’s waters, as well as seagrasses and marine lichens, are fully described and illustrated with color photos on water-resistant paper.
Michael Wynne, University of Michigan
“Lindeberg and Lindstrom use their decades of field experience to vividly capture the essence of the seaweeds of Alaska. Stunning photographs accompanied by user-friendly keys allow the reader to easily identify green, brown, and red marine algae of Alaska.”
Contents
About the authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Using this guide
What are seaweeds?
Seaweed quick key
Green seaweeds: Chlorophyta
Green quick key
Unbranched filaments
Branched filaments
Tubes or sacs
Blades
Occasional green seaweeds
Brown seaweeds: Phaeophyceae
Brown quick key
Crusts
Cushions or sacs
Unbranched tubes
Finely branched
Coarsely branched
Small blades
Branched with air bladders
Simple bladed kelps
Sieve and ribbed kelps
Canopy kelps
Occasional brown seaweeds
Red seaweeds: Rhodophyta
Red quick key
Fleshy crusts
Turf forming
Corallines
Tubes or sacs
Finely branched
Coarsely branched
Thin blades
Thick blades
Blades with ribs or veins
Other forms
Occasional red seaweeds
Seagrasses
Marine lichens
Selected references
Glossary
Index to common and scientific names
Acknowledgments
Preface
Using this guide
What are seaweeds?
Seaweed quick key
Green seaweeds: Chlorophyta
Green quick key
Unbranched filaments
Branched filaments
Tubes or sacs
Blades
Occasional green seaweeds
Brown seaweeds: Phaeophyceae
Brown quick key
Crusts
Cushions or sacs
Unbranched tubes
Finely branched
Coarsely branched
Small blades
Branched with air bladders
Simple bladed kelps
Sieve and ribbed kelps
Canopy kelps
Occasional brown seaweeds
Red seaweeds: Rhodophyta
Red quick key
Fleshy crusts
Turf forming
Corallines
Tubes or sacs
Finely branched
Coarsely branched
Thin blades
Thick blades
Blades with ribs or veins
Other forms
Occasional red seaweeds
Seagrasses
Marine lichens
Selected references
Glossary
Index to common and scientific names
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