Seaweeds of Cape Cod and the Islands

By John M. Kingsbury and Philip Sze
Cornell and Georgetown Universities

Laminated paper covers; 223 pp., 111 B&W illustrations by Edward and
Marcia Norman. ISBN 0-9612610-7-2. $25

     This copiously illustrated reference to the identification of the seaweeds
specifically of Cape Cod, Marthas Vineyard, and Nantucket is generally
representative of the northeast American coast. Descriptions are accompanied
by essays on the reproduction, classification, economics, and ecology of non-tropical marine algae. Individual algae are illustrated as they appear in nature in over 100 full-page black and white drawings by the noted Cape Cod artists Marcia and Edward Norman. The authors have revised the text of the first edition extensively and brought it fully up to date with the latest scientific discoveries. This easy-to-carry paperback edition is suitable for use at the seashore.

     "This book will certainly help the inexperienced seaweed collector and will also be of interest to marine biologists who are not especially familiar with the northeastern seaweed flora. The illustrations are remarkable because of their ability to convey the sense or feel of the living seaweed."

     John J. Gaudet