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The Biology and Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests /

The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. It is the fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Schiel, David R. (Autor), Foster, Michael S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Biology of Giant Kelp
  • Part II. The Giant Kelp Ecosystem
  • Part III. Human Usage, Management, and Conservation
  • Part IV. Global Change and the Future
  • Afterword
  • References
  • Index