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About Louis Druehl Dr. Louis Druehl has taught marine botany at Simon Fraser University and various marine stations for over thirty years. His ongoing research advances understanding of kelp ecology, evolution and cultivation, and his doggerel amuses. Louis and his wife, Rae Hopkins, have operated Canadian Kelp Resources out of Bamfield for over twenty-five years. CKR has a line of sea vegetables (Barkley Sound Kelp), provides kelp for pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies, and champions kelp farming and the development of kelp-based cottage industries locally and abroad.

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Pacific Seaweeds is the authoritative guide to over 100 common species of seaweeds in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from the coastline of southeast Alaska to central California. Written by CKR's president Dr. Louis Druehl, "this unique and highly readable guidebook will appeal to marine biologists, amateur beachcombers and everyone in between". See the foreword and table of contents. Order from Harbour Pulbishing

Forward and Table of Contents:

PACIFIC SEAWEEDS

- A guide to common seaweeds, their biology and uses, and those who study them

By Louis D. Druehl

Simon Fraser University at The Bamfield Marine Station

Published by: Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, BC Canada

www.harbourpublishing.com

Dedicated to Professor Robert Francis Scagel who made possible my life with kelp and to my students who taught me so much.

Seaweeds provide a vehicle to lose yourself in non-competitive natural wonder. This varied and polychrome plant group, delightfully situated along Earth's coasts, will constantly thrill and entice you. You will quickly become expert but always remain a student of their multitudinous form and activity.

This book was written with the needs of the amateur marine biologist, the beginning marine botany student, botanically challenged zoologists, and those who are passingly curious in mind. The primary purpose of this book is to provide an up-to-date guide to common seaweeds (What seaweed is that?). In addition, I have included biological notes on unique aspects of the seaweeds (Why is it interesting?) and, in some instances, commented on those who have contributed to our seaweed knowledge (Who discovered that?). Enough basic biology of seaweeds is included to allow the reader to appreciate the various life strategies employed by these plants. For those who would pursue seaweeds further, I have provided a list of annotated selected readings and, my partner, Rae Hopkins, has provided some seaweed recipes.

Pacific Seaweeds contains 78 colour photographs and approximately 110 species are illustrated by line drawings. The 190 pages are fully indexed with two references to chocolate, one reference to Hirohito, Emperor of Japan.

CONTENTS

DEFINING SEAWEEDS
SEAWEED STRUCTURE
SEAWEED REPRODUCTION
NAMING SEAWEEDS
BEACH ETIQUETTE, COLLECTIONS, SAFETY
IDENTIFYING SEAWEEDS
DESCRIPTIONS AND NOTES FOR SEAWEEDS
Green Seaweeds and Seagrasses
Brown Seaweeds
Red Seaweeds
SEAWEED ECOLOGY
Seaweed Distributions
Seaweed Communities
Seaweed Productivity
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF SEAWEEDS
UTILIZATION AND CULTIVATION OF SEAWEEDS
Foods
Pharmaceuticals
Cosmetics
Fertilizers and Pesticides for Organic farming
Feeding Cultivated Marine Animals
Seaweed Gums
Biogas from Kelp
SEAWEED NUTRITION AND COOKING
ANNOTATED SELECTED READINGS
LIST OF SPECIES WITH AUTHORITIES
INDEX