Book based on interviews to determine the Hawaiian common names used for particular seaweed, the meaning of the common names, and the uses of these seaweeds and of other algae by Hawaiians. Each type of algae has a corresponding photograph with caption. There are 14 types of limu identified. 'ele'ele, pālahalaha, wāwae'iole, codium reediae, līpoa, kala, pahe'e, kohu, huluhuluwaena, lepe-o-hina, manauea, 'aki'aki, līpe'ep'e, and mane'one'o. The scientific names of the limu are: Enteromorpha prolifera, Ulva fasciaia, Codium edule, Codium reediae, Dictvopieris plagiogramma (also: D. ausiralis), Sargassum echinocarpum, Porphvra species, Asparagopsis taxiformis, Graieloupia filicina Halymenia Formosa, Gracilaria coronopifolia (ogo: Japanese), Ahnfehia concinna, Laurent ta dolvi L. succisa, Laurencia nidifica.

Champions seaweed as a staple food while simultaneously explaining its biology, ecology, cultural history, and gastronomy.

As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth's plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels, none of these decisions can be made wisely without a thorough understanding of life's history on our planet through biological evolution. Companion to the best selling title Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, Evolution in Hawaii examines evolution and the nature of science by looking at a specific part of the world. Tracing the evolutionary pathways in Hawaii, we are able to draw powerful conclusions about evolution's occurrence, mechanisms, and courses. This practical book has been specifically designed to give teachers and their students an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of evolution using exercises with real genetic data to explore and investigate speciation and the probable order in which speciation occurred based on the ages of the Hawaiian Islands. By focusing on one set of islands, this book illuminates the general principles of evolutionary biology and demonstrate how ongoing research will continue to expand our knowledge of the natural world.

A translated, thoroughly revised, and updated edition of the German work. Part I presents the geographic distribution of seaweeds and seagrasses around the world, environmental factors, floral history, and relevant paleoceanographic considerations, covered geographically. Part II covers seaweed ecophysiology, including the relationships of light, temperature, salinity, and other abiotic factors on seaweed distribution, as well as biotic factors such as competition, herbivory, predation, and parasitism, in order to elucidate the ecophysiologic bases for the distribution patterns examined in Part I.

An activity book designed to introduce elementary school children to the animal and plant life and ecology of coastal North Carolina.