| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
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Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Common shoreline plants of the Gulf Coast -- Introduction to shoreline plants -- List of shoreline plants -- Key to shoreline plant families -- Plant descriptions and images -- Seagrasses of the Gulf Coast -- Introduction to seagrasses -- List of seagrasses -- Key to the seagrasses -- Plant descriptions and images -- Mangroves of the Gulf of Mexico -- Introduction to mangroves -- List of mangroves -- Key to the mangroves -- Plant descriptions and images -- Common seaweeds of the Gulf 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. |
| Summary |
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 th |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marine plants -- Texas -- Gulf Coast -- Identification.
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Marine plants. |
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Texas -- Gulf Coast. |
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Coastal plants -- Texas -- Gulf Coast -- Identification.
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Coastal plants. |
| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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Electronic books.
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Guidebooks.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lehman, Roy L., 1952- Marine plants of the Texas coast. First edition 9781623490164 (DLC) 2013017809 (OCoLC)842337685 |
| ISBN |
9781623490898 electronic book |
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1623490898 electronic book |
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9781461944546 electronic book |
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1461944546 electronic book |
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9781623490164 |
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1623490162 |
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