Title: Marine botany /
Authors: Dawes, Clinton J.
Publisher: John Wiley,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Marine plants; Plant ecology; Marine Biology; Plants; Ecosystem
Abstract: This new edition features an ecological approach that focuses on the examination of abiotic, biotic and anthopogenic influences on marine plant community structure. It describes management and restoration methods to help investigators better understand and protect the marine plant community.
Contents: Marine plants and their habitats -- Abiotic factors -- Biotic factors -- Physiological ecology -- Human affairs and marine plants -- Macroalgae -- Macroalgae and their communities -- Macroalgal communities -- Salt marshes -- Mangals -- Seagrass communities -- Marine plants of coral reefs -- App. A. Selected methods for study of marine plants -- App. B. Uses of algae.