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BOOK REVIEWS Clinton J. Dawes Marine algae of the west coast of Florida. University of Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida, 1974. 201 p. with 82 figures. This publication is apparently directed to students and others interested in the science of marine Vegetation- Specifically the West coast of Florida is treated but it may also be very useful for studies in the entire area of the Mexican Gulf. The major part of the book consists of a key followed by a list of the algae (Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta) with short diagnoses of all the species -- in many cases with figures. This review does not include critical taxonomical remarks or investigations. The book also includes general chapters about marine algae, physical chaiacteristics of marine habitats, a very useful glossary and descriptions of marine plant communities -- lithophytic algal communities, mangrove swamps, sea grass communities and salt marsh communities* Informations about quantitative resouices would have been valuable, This book is recommended to anybody interested in marine studies of the Mexican Gulf areaTore Levring Göran Michanek Seaweed xesources of the ocean, FAO Fisheries technical paper, No. 138. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsRome 1975, 127 p. (Copies of the publication can be obtained by application to: Research Information unit, Fishery resources and Environment division, FAO, Via delle Tenne di Caracalla, Rome 00100 Italy,) This publication is a promising attempt to review the seaweed resources of the world. Studies of the potential harvest are an important step towards a better planning of the proper use and management of these resources. The author has based his review partly on own field studies partly on different publications or other informations avaüable. Quantitative studies of seaweeds are in fact fairly scarce and have been carried out for instance in Norway, Scotland, Nova Scotia and California. Where quantitative data are not yet available the author has used ecological and similar informations to give an idea of the structure and composition of the flora, and thus provide a first approximation to the potential harvest Descriptions and data are given for different areas of the oceans -- in all 16 -- and the potential and actual harvests of red and brown algae are estimated and listed. The author must be congratulated to this extensive work, which will be of great value to any marine scientist interested in practical use of seaweeds but also in problems concerning their geographical distribution, ecology, annual productivity and standing stock. Tore Levring E, J. Ferguson Wood t and R, E. Johannes (edit) Tropical marine pollution. Eisevier oceanography series, 12. Eisevier scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam-OxfordNew York, 1975. 192 p. Dfl. 65.00; US $ 26-95. So far no general treatise of the various problems concerned with tropical marine pollution seems to have been published. Unfortunately there has been a tendency among marine scientists to treat them accordingly to methods and principles developed in temperate waters. This present attempt to produce a collective treatise of different special problems and ideas concerned with tropical marine pollution is therefor certainly accepted with satisfaction by many marine scientists. Helmut Pankow Algenflora der Ostsee. I* Benthos (Blau-, Grün-, Braun- und Rotalgen). 419 S. 416 Abb. 100 Photos auf 52 Tafeln. L 8 S. Ln. flex. 53,- M. VEB Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1971. Für die BRD und Westberlin Lizenzausgabe beim Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. Seit vielen Jahren fehlte eine Übersicht über die Algen der Ostsee und ein Bestimmungsschlüssel mit den entsprechenden Artbeschreibungen. Professor Helmut Pankow, Rostock, ein ausgezeichneter Kenner dieser Materie hat mit seinem Buch diese Lücke geschlossen. The different chapters have partly been written by the two Das handliche, gut ausgestattete Werk wird viele Freunde und editors, the late professor Ferguson Wood and by professor Benutzer finden. Johannes, partly by or in cooperation with S. B. Hetze, W. E. Odum, J. C Ziemann and R. H. Chesher. As an introBeschrieben werden nach dem heutigen Stand Cyanophyta, duction is pointed out that marine communities respond Chlprophyta, Phaeophyta und Rhodophyta des Benthos- Ein differently to pollution of different kinds in the tropics then at ausführliches Literaturverzeichnis von über 30 Seiten, 416 Zeichhigher latitudes. Pollution (Sedimentation, sewage, oil and thermal nungen, 52 Bildtafeln mit 100 Photos sowie ein Index der pollution, abnormal salinities, chlorinated hydrocarbons, heavy Arten und Synonyme ergänzen das klar und übersichtlich metals etc.) and degradation of coral reef communities, mangegliederte Buch. Die zahlreichen interessanten Fußnoten grove Vegetation, sea grass ecosystems etc. are treated in sollten ebenso wenig unbeachtet bleiben wie die ,,Bemerkungen different chapters. The last part gives a very interesting account zur Pflanzengeographie der Ostsee4*, die Frau B. Martens zusamfor the impact of desalination effluents in tropical marine menstellte. environment. An extensive bibliography ends the book, which Professor Pankow und seinen zahlreichen Helfern gebührt is recommended to anybody interested in marine pollution herzlicher Dank für die mühevolle Arbeit. Problems, a A. H. Tore Levring Botanica Marina / Vol. XIX / 1976 / Fase. 4 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Botanica Marina de Gruyter

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Clinton J. Dawes Marine algae of the west coast of Florida. University of Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida, 1974. 201 p. with 82 figures. This publication is apparently directed to students and others interested in the science of marine Vegetation- Specifically the West coast of Florida is treated but it may also be very useful for studies in the entire area of the Mexican Gulf. The major part of the book consists of a key followed by a list of the algae (Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta) with short diagnoses of all the species -- in many cases with figures. This review does not include critical taxonomical remarks or investigations. The book also includes general chapters about marine algae, physical chaiacteristics of marine habitats, a very useful glossary and descriptions of marine plant communities -- lithophytic algal communities, mangrove swamps, sea grass communities and salt marsh communities* Informations about quantitative resouices would have been valuable, This book is recommended to anybody interested in marine studies of the Mexican Gulf areaTore Levring Göran Michanek Seaweed xesources of the ocean, FAO Fisheries technical paper, No. 138. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsRome 1975, 127 p. (Copies of the publication can be obtained by application to: Research Information unit, Fishery resources and Environment division, FAO, Via delle Tenne di Caracalla, Rome 00100 Italy,) This publication is a promising attempt to review the seaweed resources of the world. Studies of the potential harvest are an important step towards a better planning of the proper use and management of these resources. The author has based his review partly on own field studies partly on different publications or other informations avaüable. Quantitative studies of seaweeds are in fact fairly scarce and have been carried out for instance in Norway, Scotland, Nova Scotia and California. Where quantitative data are not yet available the author has used ecological and similar informations to give an idea of the structure and composition of the flora, and thus provide a first approximation to the potential harvest Descriptions and data are given for different areas of the oceans -- in all 16 -- and the potential and actual harvests of red and brown algae are estimated and listed. The author must be congratulated to this extensive work, which will be of great value to any marine scientist interested in practical use of seaweeds but also in problems concerning their geographical distribution, ecology, annual productivity and standing stock. Tore Levring E, J. Ferguson Wood t and R, E. Johannes (edit) Tropical marine pollution. Eisevier oceanography series, 12. Eisevier scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam-OxfordNew York, 1975. 192 p. Dfl. 65.00; US $ 26-95. So far no general treatise of the various problems concerned with tropical marine pollution seems to have been published. Unfortunately there has been a tendency among marine scientists to treat them accordingly to methods and principles developed in temperate waters. This present attempt to produce a collective treatise of different special problems and ideas concerned with tropical marine pollution is therefor certainly accepted with satisfaction by many marine scientists. Helmut Pankow Algenflora der Ostsee. I* Benthos (Blau-, Grün-, Braun- und Rotalgen). 419 S. 416 Abb. 100 Photos auf 52 Tafeln. L 8 S. Ln. flex. 53,- M. VEB Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1971. Für die BRD und Westberlin Lizenzausgabe beim Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. Seit vielen Jahren fehlte eine Übersicht über die Algen der Ostsee und ein Bestimmungsschlüssel mit den entsprechenden Artbeschreibungen. Professor Helmut Pankow, Rostock, ein ausgezeichneter Kenner dieser Materie hat mit seinem Buch diese Lücke geschlossen. The different chapters have partly been written by the two Das handliche, gut ausgestattete Werk wird viele Freunde und editors, the late professor Ferguson Wood and by professor Benutzer finden. Johannes, partly by or in cooperation with S. B. Hetze, W. E. Odum, J. C Ziemann and R. H. Chesher. As an introBeschrieben werden nach dem heutigen Stand Cyanophyta, duction is pointed out that marine communities respond Chlprophyta, Phaeophyta und Rhodophyta des Benthos- Ein differently to pollution of different kinds in the tropics then at ausführliches Literaturverzeichnis von über 30 Seiten, 416 Zeichhigher latitudes. Pollution (Sedimentation, sewage, oil and thermal nungen, 52 Bildtafeln mit 100 Photos sowie ein Index der pollution, abnormal salinities, chlorinated hydrocarbons, heavy Arten und Synonyme ergänzen das klar und übersichtlich metals etc.) and degradation of coral reef communities, mangegliederte Buch. Die zahlreichen interessanten Fußnoten grove Vegetation, sea grass ecosystems etc. are treated in sollten ebenso wenig unbeachtet bleiben wie die ,,Bemerkungen different chapters. The last part gives a very interesting account zur Pflanzengeographie der Ostsee4*, die Frau B. Martens zusamfor the impact of desalination effluents in tropical marine menstellte. environment. An extensive bibliography ends the book, which Professor Pankow und seinen zahlreichen Helfern gebührt is recommended to anybody interested in marine pollution herzlicher Dank für die mühevolle Arbeit. Problems, a A. H. Tore Levring Botanica Marina / Vol. XIX / 1976 / Fase. 4

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