Caribbean
Coral Reef Ecosystems Program*
Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute
Smithsonian
Marine Station at Fort
Smithsonian
Scientific Diving Program
Littler,
D.S. and M.M. Littler. 2003. South Pacific Reef Plants:
A Divers' Guide to the Plant Life of South Pacific Coral
Reefs. Offshore Graphics, Inc. Washington, D.C. pp.
331. Ordering Information: www.erols.com/offshoregraphics |
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The
purpose of this “Divers’ Guide to the Plant
Life of South Pacific Coral Reefs” is to make
marine plant identification possible for both the sport
diving community and professional marine scientists
who venture into the fascinating undersea realm of South
Pacific reefs. Depicted are the major species found
during more than 2,200 SCUBA dives over a 10-year period
throughout Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji, Solomon
Islands, Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef.
More than 370 stunning underwater photographs showcase
the major seaweeds. Over 70 additional images depict
‘ecological phenomena” in photographic sidebars.
South Pacific Reef Plants
features underwater color photographs of each plant
on the right facing pages, with a list of key characters
to the left of each photo. The location and depth of
every photograph is given at the bottom left corner.
The descriptions, habitat information, distributions
and notes of interest appear directly across on the
left facing page to facilitate identification. The photographs
were selected to emphasize the characters that enhance
visual identification. A specimen can thus be “picture-keyed”
initially, then positively identified by using the dichotomous
keys in conjunction with the key characters. |
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Robertson,
D.R. and G.R. Allen. 2002. Shorefishes
of the Tropical Eastern Pacific: An Information System. |
STRI
staff scientist D. Ross Robertson and Gerald R. Allen
from Western Australian Museum produced the CD Shorefishes
of the tropical eastern Pacific: An information system
in English and Spanish. The tool allows identification,
description and geographical distribution of fishes,
their size, diet, depth, habitat and reproduction with
1,195 species from Mar del Cortéz, México,
to Cabo Blanco, Perú, Galapagos, and more. The
program allows users to enter a few characteristics
of the fish to retrieve an array of possibilities, thus
finding the species and its full description and image.
This powerful tool is not only intended for the scientific
community, but also for the fishing industry and sports,
divers, aquaria, and the general public. Available through
the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute bookstore
(stribookstore@tivoli.si.edu)
for $10 plus shipping. |
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You will need Adobe Acrobat to open PDF files.
You may download this software free of charge by clicking
on the yellow box.
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