Guide to Marine Invertebrates


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This is the largest species of sea pen encountered by divers in the northern Pacific. the short, slender branches of the stalk are white, as are the polyps.




Marine Invertebrates


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Profiling some of the most beautiful and bizarre animals that make their way into marine aquariums, this book covers more than 500 invertebrates and plants of speical interest to reef aquarists.




A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America


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At last a guide to fish as well as invertebrates with profusely illustrated keys and the most recent terminology! It is not only practical but authoritative as well. A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America features Leland Pollock's innovative, user-friendly keys that circumvent many of the difficulties of traditional identification systems. Pollock's keys offer choices among distinctive attributes of the specimen. Results are compared to all variations found in the region's fauna, using a neatly displayed tabular form accompanied by many line drawings.







What Invertebrates?


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(back cover) Buying invertebrates for your marine aquarium can be an uncertain process. This book puts your mind at ease by providing essential information about a wide range of animals. The advice is accurate, up-to-date, and easy to access. As an added bonus, there is a star rating guide to the price you might expect to pay.




An Identification Guide to the Larval Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest


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The study of larval invertebrates is a vital and growing field in contemporary marine science. The key ecological role of larvae in determining adult population sizes has been recognized for decades and has inspired extensive research. This volume, the first of its kind, is an identification guide to the planktonic larvae of shallow subtidal and intertidal invertebrates common to the Pacific Northwest coast.Each chapter provides a brief background to the larval biology of an invertebrate group; keys, drawings, and descriptions for the identification of larvae; a list of the species present in the Pacific Northwest; and a reference section. The geographic range covered is roughly from southeast Alaska to northern California; however many of the species are found along the entire coast of California, as far south as Baja California.An essential reference for anyone attempting to identify larval invertebrates from zooplankton samples, this working manual is intended for students as well as scientists and researchers. It offers an important new resource for marine biologists, biological oceanographers, marine and intertidal ecologists, and especially larval biologists.




Alaska's Seashore Creatures


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Meet Alaska's fascinating spineless wonders. Contains color photos, illustrations, and details on over 50 marine invertebrates.




Guide to Marine Invertebrates


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This is a beautiful full-color field guide describing 253 species of inshore, subtidal marine invertebrates that are commonly observed by biologists, divers and naturalists from the Gulf of Alaska to Central Baja California. Each species is illustrated with a color photo and has a narrative which includes habitat, identification, depth and geographic range and size.




Hawai'i's Sea Creatures


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Revised edition of a guide book on marine invertebrates found in the Hawaiian Islands with photographs and captions.




Reef Invertebrates


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