Book ID: 92151
Algae of Australia
Introduction. 2007. (Algae of Australia Series). 28 col. photogr. XVI, 727 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
At least 12 000 marine, freshwater and terrestrial algae species arethought to occur in Australia. This introductory volume includesessays on the history of research on Australian algae, theirclassification, fossil record, systematic relationships, ecology, biogeography and economic significance. Keys to the identification ofthe orders of algae are accompnaied by an extensive bibliography, and29 synoptic chapters provide an overview of the biology of the algalclasses. The volume concludes with a glossary of more than 1500technical terms.