Algal Book Notice

[Ian Price]

From:  
Assoc. Prof. Ian R. Price 
Department of Botany and Tropical Agriculture 
James Cook University 
Townsville, Qld 4811 
AUSTRALIA 

Phone: National (077) 81 4133/4427 
       International 61 77 81 4133 
Fax:   (077) 25 1570 

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                     BOOK NOTICE 


Ian R. Price and Fiona J. Scott, 1992, The Turf Algal Flora of the Great  
Barrier Reef, Part I, Rhodophyta, James Cook University, Townsville, xii  
+ 266 pp. (incl. 81 figs). Softcover. 

This volume deals with the turf-forming species of red algae recorded from 
the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Detailed descriptions and 
illustrations of 75 species and subspecies are provided, with emphasis on 
vegetative characters. In addition, data on nomenclature, type material, 
voucher specimens, habitat, seasonality and geographical distribution are 
given. Genus descriptions, keys to genera and species, a glossary of terms 
and taxonomic index are also included. This is the first detailed 
taxonomic treatment of the turf algae which occur on coral reefs, where 
they are of major importance in trophodynamics. Although written for 
Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the work should prove useful throughout the 
tropical Indo-West Pacific region.  

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Australia [phone (077) 814 812, fax. (077) 251 209]. Price Aust$58.45 
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