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9781589790612

Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida

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  • ISBN13:

    9781589790612

  • ISBN10:

    1589790618

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-01-08
  • Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary

Updated guide provides the latest findings about the biology and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.

Author Biography

Susan B. Rothschild has worked in U.S. fisheries management, water quality assessment of the Chesapeake Bay, and U.S. environmental regulation at local levels.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Editionp. viii
Preface to the Second Editionp. x
Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. xii
General Shore and Faunal Featuresp. 1
The Habitatsp. 1
The Faunap. 4
Lifestylesp. 4
Invertebrate Taxap. 5
Jetties and Groinsp. 9
The Ubiquitous Barnaclesp. 10
Fleet-Footed Scavengersp. 11
Oyster Drills and Hermit Crabsp. 12
Flowers in the Crevicesp. 14
Crabs and Shrimp on the Jettyp. 15
Migration of the Sea Harep. 16
Spiny Delicaciesp. 17
Beach Fleas and Skeleton Shrimpp. 17
Jetty Animals That Resemble Plantsp. 18
Sandy Beachesp. 21
Life on the Upper Beachp. 22
Life on the Littoral Beachp. 24
Snails That Leave Trailsp. 25
Worms in the Surf Zonep. 27
Life Below the Littoral Zonep. 28
Starfishes and Sea Pansiesp. 28
Yellow and Purple Whipsp. 30
Life Beyond the Breakersp. 30
Crabsp. 30
Snailsp. 31
Clamsp. 32
The Edible Blue Crab and Its Kinp. 34
Spider Crabsp. 37
Flotsam and Jetsamp. 39
Portuguese Man-of-Warp. 40
Purple Sailors and Bubble Raftsp. 41
Onions from the Seap. 42
The Floating Sargassum Communityp. 42
A Deep-Sea Castawayp. 45
Offshore Bottoms: The Shrimp Groundsp. 46
The Ubiquitous Faunap. 47
Nearshore Worms and Neighborsp. 50
Spring Bloomersp. 53
Shrimp for the Table and Aquariump. 55
Crabs--Like Hermits and Frogsp. 58
Creatures to Entice the Sea Loverp. 60
The Elusive Octopusp. 62
The Bay Shore: Salt Marshesp. 63
Mussels and Worms in the Mudp. 65
Fiddler Crabs and More Fiddler Crabsp. 66
Key to the Fiddler Crabs of Northwestern Gulf Coastp. 67
Life in the Marsh Debrisp. 68
Land Crabsp. 69
Invisible Grass Shrimpp. 70
The Bay Shore: Mud Flatsp. 71
Razors, Jackknives, and Boring Clamsp. 71
Clams for Food, Roads, and Barterp. 73
Mud Crabs and Mud Shrimpp. 74
Delicate Ribbon Wormsp. 75
Augers, Drills, and Moon Snailsp. 76
Hermit Crabs on the Bayshorep. 77
Worms and Their Neighborsp. 77
Life in the Seagrass Meadowp. 79
Clams and Scallops of the Grass Bedsp. 81
The Inconspicuous Cucumberp. 83
The Carnivorous Whelksp. 83
Tusks and Bubblesp. 84
Artificial Reef Habitatsp. 86
Barnacles Upon Barnaclesp. 87
Add Soft Colors and Texturesp. 88
Serpentine and Mossy Formsp. 89
Denizens of the Crevicesp. 94
Pill Bugs, Crabs, and Sea Spidersp. 95
Clams, Oysters, and Musselsp. 98
Oyster Reefsp. 102
Reef Inhabitantsp. 103
Oyster Predatorsp. 104
Oysters as Shelterp. 105
Shell Habitatsp. 107
Shell Inhabitantsp. 108
Slipper Shellsp. 108
Hydroidsp. 108
Bryozoans, Sponges, and Scalewormsp. 109
Anemones and Flatwormsp. 110
Plankton and Nektonp. 112
Plankton and Nektonp. 112
Sea Nettles, Sea Wasps, and Sea Walnutsp. 113
Nektonp. 117
Sea Turtlesp. 119
Loggerhead Turtlesp. 123
Green Turtlesp. 127
Kemp's Ridley Turtlesp. 134
Leatherback Turtlesp. 137
Hawksbill Turtlesp. 141
A Note on Biological Terminologyp. 144
Phylogenetic Listp. 145
Glossaryp. 152
Bibliographyp. 156
Indexp. 172
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