In this Book
- Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume I, Biodiversity
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series, Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
summary
This landmark scientific reference for scientists, researchers, and students of marine biology tackles the monumental task of taking a complete biodiversity inventory of the Gulf of Mexico with full biotic and biogeographic information. Presenting a comprehensive summary of knowledge of Gulf biota through 2004, the book includes seventy-seven chapters, which list more than fifteen thousand species in thirty-eight phyla or divisions and were written by 138 authors from seventy-one institutions in fourteen countries.This first volume of Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, a multivolumed set edited by John W. Tunnell Jr., Darryl L. Felder, and Sylvia A. Earle, provides information on each species' habitat, biology, and geographic range, along with full references and a narrative introduction to the group, which opens each chapter.
Table of Contents
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- List of Plates
- pp. xi-xiv
- Foreword: 50- Year Update of Bulletin 89
- pp. xv-xxii
- 6. Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 87-130
- 9. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 187-260
- 11. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 285-314
- 12. Cnidaria: Introduction
- pp. 315-320
- 21. Ctenophora of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 403-412
- 26. Gnathostomulida of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 529-532
- 27. Rotifera of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 533-538
- 28. Acanthocephala of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 539-552
- 29. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 553-558
- 30. Mollusca: Introduction
- pp. 559-564
- 40. Echiura of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 797-802
- 41. Sipuncula of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 803-808
- 42. Tardigrada of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 809-814
- 53. Mysida (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 984-940
- 56. Tanaidacea (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 987-1000
- 57. Cumacea (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1001-1012
- 58. Euphausiacea (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1013-1018
- 60. Gastrotricha of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1105-1110
- 62. Priapulida of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1125-1126
- 63. Loricifera of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1127-1128
- 64. Kinorhyncha of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1129-1132
- 65. Phoronida of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1133-1136
- 66. Brachiopoda of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1137-1142
- 67. Entoprocta of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1143-1146
- 68. Bryozoans (Ectoprocta) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1147-1164
- 69. Planktonic Chaetognatha of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1165-1172
- 70. Hemichordata of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1173-1176
- 71. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1177-1204
- 72. Cephalochordata of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1205-1207
- 73. Tunicata (Urochordata) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1209-1216
- 77. Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico
- pp. 1321-1342
- Illustration Credits
- pp. 1371-1374
- Contributors
- pp. 1375-1384
Additional Information
ISBN
9781603442695
Related ISBN(s)
9781603440943
MARC Record
OCLC
748104407
Pages
1312
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No