A Guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses Contributor(s): Waycott, Michelle (Author), McMahon, Kathryn (Author), Lavery, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1486300154 ISBN-13: 9781486300150 Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Binding Type: Paperback Published: April 2014 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Marine Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - General |
Dewey: 584.701 |
LCCN: 2014395857 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" L (0.48 lbs) 112 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: A Guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses describes the exceptionally diverse seagrasses in the temperate parts of the southern hemisphere. The book introduces readers to the evolution, biology and ecology of the southern temperate seagrasses and presents a visual key to allow species identification using easily recognizable features. Detailed information is presented summarizing the distinctive features of each species or "complex", with brief notes about their taxonomy, reproduction and ecology. With information provided in a highly concise format, the book allows readers to rapidly identify a particular seagrass as well as other species that it may easily be confused with, confirm that the species occurs in a certain area, and access general information on the biology and ecology of the species. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers, environmental consultants and both Government and non-Government agencies. Features: * Synthesizes complex information into a visually appealing and easy-to-use guide * Allows readers to rapidly identify a seagrass and alert them to other species that it may easily be confused with * Information is concise, with one page per species and a set of standardized icons |
Contributor Bio(s): Waycott, Michelle: - Michelle Waycott is Professor of Plant Systematics at The University of Adelaide and acts as Chief Botanist for the State Herbarium of South Australia. Michelle has worked around the world to study the evolutionary ecology of seagrasses has published extensively on diverse seagrass related topics.McMahon, Kathryn: - Kathryn McMahon is a Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University. She has worked in government and universities for the last 18 years, focusing on the ecosystem health, ecology and biology of seagrasses and has numerous publications in this area.Lavery, Paul: - Paul Lavery is Director of the Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research at Edith Cowan University. He has published extensively on marine ecology, with a focus on seagrasses and other marine macrophytes, and has applied much of his research in seagrass monitoring programs. |
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