Seaweeds and Seagrasses

References

 

World Wide there are 7000 estimated seaweeds, 4000 microalgae and 50 seagrasses.  Here in the Pacific Northwest we have an estimated 700 of these species making our area one of the richest in Seaweed biodiversity in the world.  (Harbo, R)

Sites visited:

Fox Island - South Puget Sound

Willapa Bay - WA Outer Coast

Trip aboard the Centennial - San Juan Island

Argyle Lagoon - San Juan Island

False Bay - San Juan Island

Cattle Point - San Juan Island

Salt Creek - Olympic Peninsula

Sokal Point - Olympic Peninsula

 

 

 

Abbott, I.A. & Hollenberg, G.J. 1976. Marine Algae Of California. California: Stanford University Press.

Castro, P. 2008. Marine Biology, Seventh Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Inc.

Druehl, L. 2000. Pacific Seaweeds: A guide to Common Seaweeds of the West Coast. BC Canada: Harbour Publishing.

Department of Biology Penn State University. April 8th, 2008. http://courses.bio.psu.edu/fall2005/biol110/tutorials/tutorial30.htm

Friends of the San Juans.  April 8th, 2008. http://www.sanjuans.org/EelgrassHealth.htm

Harbo, R.M.1999. Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. BC Canada: Harbour Publishing.

Mattila, J., G. Chaplin, M. Eilers, K. Heck, J. O’Neal and J. Valentine.  1999.  Spatial and
diurnal distribution of invertebrate and fish fauna of a Zostera marina bed and nearby unvegetated sediments in Damariscotta River, Maine (USA).  Journal of Sea Research.  41:321-32.

Sept, J.D. 1999. The Beachcombers Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest. BC Canada: Harbour Publishing.

Shaw, L. May 2008. All photos not otherwise credited.

Waaland, R. 1977. Common Seaweeds: of the Pacific Coast. Washington: Pacific Search Press.

 

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sea grass

 

purple sea star

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