Download or read book A Field Guide to Corals and Other Radiates of Galapagos written by Cleveland P. Hickman and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guidebook to the corals, anemones, zoanthids, gorgonians, sea pens, and hydroids of the Galapagos Islands. Describes in full color 88 species. Includes an addendum to the three previously published field guides in the Galapagos Marine Life Series.
Download or read book A Guide to Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms of Singapore written by David J. W. Lane and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Starfishes and other Echinoderms of the Tropical Indo Pacific written by Andrey Ryanskiy and published by Andrey Ryanskiy. This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive photo guide to the starfishes and other tropical Indo-Pacific echinoderms. This book covers the region from the Red Sea to Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, and Guam.Inside the book: • Photographs of 450+ species, including 126 starfish of the region; • 100+ species have never before appeared in field guides or popular books; • Convenient pictorial guide at the beginning and index at the end of the book; • Special attention was given to echinoderm associates and predators, photographs of 60 of them are included; • Every effort was made to reduce disturbance to sea creatures. This book is a field guide, it provides easy identification of commonly encountered starfishes, brittle stars, feather stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers that can be found and photographed in depths and regions accessible to recreational diving. It is designed for divers, underwater photographers, snorkelers, beachcombers, and nature lovers. Photographs, showing color variations are included. The validity of species names was checked with the help of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
Download or read book Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms written by Theresa Svancara and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions and answers explore the world of animals.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest written by Neil McDaniel and published by Harbour Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea stars are amongst the most common and conspicuous invertebrates that thrive in the rich waters of the Pacific Northwest, from northern California to southeast Alaska. Worldwide there are more than 2,000 different species, but no other temperate region has a greater variety and abundance of these colourful and often very large echinoderms, which are closely related to sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars and feather stars. An underwater photographer, journalist and naturalist with over 40 years of diving experience, Neil McDaniel provides many original field observations to accompany his remarkable images of these fascinating animals. This durable, water-resistant 8-fold field guide describes how to identify more than 30 species likely to be encountered by beach walkers and scuba enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest. It also provides intriguing details about their behaviour, including how they move about, hunt for prey, reproduce and avoid predators. It is an ideal companion for family explorations to the sea shore, an invaluable reference in any scuba diver's kit bag and a useful addition to the home library.
Download or read book Starfish Urchins and Other Echinoderms written by and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and types of echinoderms, including starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.
Download or read book Guide to Marine Invertebrates written by Daniel Gotshall and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Field Guide to Shallow Water Seastars of Australia written by Loisette Marsh and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seastars are some of the most beautiful and intriguing animals living in our oceans. Their shapes, diversity of colours, sizes and surface patterns are unique and amazing. Found from the deep sea to the shallow waters of intertidal areas, these 'stars of the sea' are often encountered by swimmers, snorkellers and divers, or even washed up on shore after storms and wild seas. This comprehensive guide covers over 200 species of shallow water seastars found in Australia, how to identify them, where they live, what they eat, when and how they reproduce, and many other fascinating aspects of their biology.
Download or read book Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Aleutian Islands written by Stephen C. Jewett and published by . This book was released on 2015-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seashells Crabs and Sea Stars written by Christiane Kump Tibbitts and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the world of insects, caterpillars, and butterflies including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.Invites young naturalists to spot wildlife. Safety tips are provided and interesting activities are sugested. Color illustrations enhance the presentation. ---HORN BOOKS (Tracks, Scats and Signs)
Download or read book Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms written by Theresa Svancara and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions and answers provide information about a variety of echinoderms, including the sea star, sea urchin, and sea cucumber.
Download or read book Sea Stars Sea Urchins and Their Relatives written by Beth Blaxland and published by Chelsea Clubhouse. This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines echinoderms, such as sand dollars and crown-of-thorns sea stars, and describes their physical characteristics, life cycles, habitats, sense, food, and means of self-defense.
Download or read book The Galapagos Marine Reserve written by Judith Denkinger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on how marine systems respond to natural and anthropogenic perturbations (ENSO, overfishing, pollution, tourism, invasive species, climate-change). Authors explain in their chapters how this information can guide management and conservation actions to help orient and better manage, restore and sustain the ecosystems services and goods that are derived from the ocean, while considering the complex issues that affect the delicate nature of the Islands. This book will contribute to a new understanding of the Galapagos Islands and marine ecosystems.
Download or read book Oil Spills in Coral Reefs written by Rebecca Z. Hoff and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Corals and Coral Reefs of the Gal pagos Islands written by Peter W. Glynn and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 00 This scientifically thorough,lucidly written work explores the nature, development, and extent of the archipelago's reef-building corals. Also included is an annotated list of the Scleractianian Corals by John W. Wells This scientifically thorough,lucidly written work explores the nature, development, and extent of the archipelago's reef-building corals. Also included is an annotated list of the Scleractianian Corals by John W. Wells
Download or read book Echinoderm studies 1 1983 written by Michel Jangoux and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work consists of seven plenary lectures read at an international conference in Tampa, USA.
Download or read book Science as a Way of Knowing written by John Alexander Moore and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes Moore's wisdom available to students in a lively, richly illustrated account of the history and workings of life. Employing rhetoric strategies including case histories, hypotheses and deductions, and chronological narrative, it provides both a cultural history of biology and an introduction to the procedures and values of science.
