Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second Edition
The cool temperate waters of the British and Irish seas contain an astonishing 6% of the world's algal species, more than 600 different seaweeds, and yet most divers, snorkellers and rockpoolers can put names to only a handful of them.
The first edition of Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland has proved invaluable to an enormous number of people, not just volunteer Seasearch divers and snorkellers, and this eagerly awaited second edition will no doubt prove to be equally as popular. The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to the wonderful marine environment around Britain and Ireland, and improve identification of the wealth of seaweeds so often overlooked.Features of the new edition include: ● Over 230 species described in detail with colour photographs, information on size, habitat and distribution maps
● Over 50 new species, many with information on how to identify to species level using microscopic features
● Key distinguishing features and areas of identity confusion highlighted
● Colour and form used to group species and aid identification using dichotomous keys
● Details of life histories and reproductive processes for the main seaweed groups
● Both scientific and English names used for species and groups
● A glossary of common and specialised terms
Publisher Name | Princeton University Press |
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Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
Format | Audio |
Bisac Subject Major | NAT |
Language | NG |
Isbn 10 | 0995567336 |
Isbn 13 | 9780995567337 |
Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
Series | 000951811 |
Dimensions | 00.85" H x 00.06" L x 10.00" W |
Page Count | 312 |
Francis Bunker is a marine biologist, diver and photographer with a passion for seaweeds and communicating his subject to others. Francis taught field studies at Orielton Field Centre in Pembrokeshire in the 1980s and led the local diving club to do marine biology surveys around Skomer which helped ii achieve MNR (now MCZ) status. During this time, he met his co-authors and they have remained friends and colleagues ever since. Francis and Anne were marriedin 1989 and have two now grown up children. Francis formed his environmental consultancy Marineseen in 1989 and has written hundreds of reports and contributed to several published works, diving all around the UK and various far flung corners of the world when opportunities arise. Other interests include running, swimming, Latin dance and playing guitar in a duo called Caramuxos Bravos (con gorgueras). Since 2003, Francis and Christine have run an annual Collecting and Identifying Seaweeds course for the British Phycological Society.