A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America
Rutgers University Press
A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America features Leland Pollock's innovative, user-friendly keys that circumvent many of the difficulties of traditional identification systems. Pollock's keys offer choices among distinctive attributes of the specimen. Results are compared to all variations found in the region's fauna, using a neatly displayed tabular form accompanied by many line drawings. The introduction describes marine habitats, tips for conducting fieldwork, and outlines groups of organisms found in northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia to North Carolina. Although designed for the nonexpert, the manual provides coverage sufficient to meet the more demanding needs of those conducting biotic surveys and advanced studies in the region. Includes user-friendly keys for common marine animals, North Carolina to Nova Scotia, from splash zone to the edge of the continental shelf.
Pollock's tabular format provides a more natural approach to organism identification. This well-written guide is an excellent supplementary text for a field-oriented marine biology course, but also stands well on its own.
Pollock's exceptionally broad coverage, from sponges to marine mammals and including larvae and parasites, and his unusual approach of using tabular keys with associated illustrations should have considerable appeal for students, professionals, and anyone else interested in the identification of marine creatures.
At last a guide to fish as well as invertebrates with profusely illustrated keys and the most recent terminology. It is not only practical but authoritative as well.
Leland W. Pollock is a professor of biology at Drew University. He has taught field-based marine biology at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, Massachusetts, and Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine.
Ch. 1. Groups of Marine Invertebrates
Ch. 2. Gelatinous Organisms
Ch. 3. Miscellaneous Worm-Shaped Organisms
Ch. 4. Ectoparasites and Commensals
Ch. 5. Zooplankton
Ch. 6. Eggs and Egg Masses
Ch. 7. Phylum Porifera, Sponges
Ch. 8. Phylum Cnidaria
Ch. 9. Phylum Ctenophora, Comb Jellies
Ch. 10. Phylum Platyhelminthes: Class Turbellaria, Flatworms
Ch. 11. Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela), Ribbon Worms
Ch. 12. Phylum Ectoprocta or Bryozoa
Ch. 13. Phylum Mollusca
Ch. 14. Phylum Annelida
Ch. 15. Phylum Arthropoda
Ch. 16. Phylum Echinodermata
Ch. 17. Phylum Chordata
App. Recommendations for Anesthetization, Fixation, and Preservation of Specimens
Ch. 2. Gelatinous Organisms
Ch. 3. Miscellaneous Worm-Shaped Organisms
Ch. 4. Ectoparasites and Commensals
Ch. 5. Zooplankton
Ch. 6. Eggs and Egg Masses
Ch. 7. Phylum Porifera, Sponges
Ch. 8. Phylum Cnidaria
Ch. 9. Phylum Ctenophora, Comb Jellies
Ch. 10. Phylum Platyhelminthes: Class Turbellaria, Flatworms
Ch. 11. Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela), Ribbon Worms
Ch. 12. Phylum Ectoprocta or Bryozoa
Ch. 13. Phylum Mollusca
Ch. 14. Phylum Annelida
Ch. 15. Phylum Arthropoda
Ch. 16. Phylum Echinodermata
Ch. 17. Phylum Chordata
App. Recommendations for Anesthetization, Fixation, and Preservation of Specimens
