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Marine Plants of the Texas Coast , the latest offering from Dr. Roy Lehman, is an excellent compendium of plants associated with the varied coastal habitats and ecotypes found along the Texas edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Lehman offers detailed descriptions of hundreds of plants that range from upper elevation maritime species to emergent and submerged species. The keys are well-organized, with superb quality photographs and clear descriptions. This book has already been of great use to me in identification of the macroalgal species associated with seagrass habitats. Anyone with even a passing interest in the wonders of coast marine ecology will find this book informative and helpful. --Mr. Joseph L. Kowalski, research assistant<br>--Mr. Joseph L. Kowalski (06/14/2013)

800x600 Dr. Lehman has compiled a most authoritative and comprehensive treatise on the marine plants of Texas which, I'm certain, will be a standard guide for students, researchers and resource managers for many years to come. It is well written, well-illustrated and well documented and will be an ideal teaching aid for the Marine Botany and Coastal Plant Ecology courses taught at my home institution, Texas A&M University at Galveston. --Dr. William J. Wardle, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston<br><br>--Dr. William J. Wardle (06/10/2013)

Marine Plants of the Texas Coast, the latest offering from Dr. Roy Lehman, is an excellent compendium of plants associated with the varied coastal habitats and ecotypes found along the Texas edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Lehman offers detailed descriptions of hundreds of plants that range from upper elevation maritime species to emergent and submerged species. The keys are well organized, with superb quality photographs and clear descriptions. This book has already been of great use to me in identification of the macroalgal species associated with seagrass habitats. Anyone with even a passing interest in the wonders of coast marine ecology will find this book informative and helpful. --Joseph L. Kowalski, research assistant--Joseph L. Kowalski (6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM) Dr. Lehman has compiled a most authoritative and comprehensive treatise on the marine plants of Texas which, I'm certain, will be a standard guide for students, researchers, and resource managers for many years to come. It is well written, well illustrated, and well documented and will be an ideal teaching aid for the marine botany and coastal plant ecology courses taught at my home institution, Texas A&M University at Galveston. --William J. Wardle, associate professor, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston--William J. Wardle (6/10/2013 12:00:00 AM) The new book by Dr. Lehman fills a gap in the current marine plant guides. One significant feature is that it includes coastal plants as well as seagrasses and seaweeds of the entire Texas coast. It will be of great value to marine science students as well as the serious outdoor enthusiast. Older guides like the Illustrated Guide to the Seaweeds and Sea Grasses in the Vicinity of Port Aransas, Texas used nomenclature that is seriously out of date and had limited geographic coverage and few color plates. The exclusive use of color photos in the Lehman book is much appreciated. --Hudson R. DeYoe, Professor of Biology, and Director of the Center for Subtropical Studies, University of Texas Pan American--Hudson R. DeYoe (5/30/2013 12:00:00 AM) This is the book we have needed for 20 years. It will be used by field trip leaders taking students to the coast, by biologists and other technically-trained specialists whose expertise is in areas other than marine plants, and by interested amateurs who want an easy-to-use guide for identification. This is the most complete and detailed guide ever published for marine plants of the western and southwestern parts of the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Lehman and his students have spent many years in field and lab studies, mapping the occurrence and distribution of plants along the Gulf shore. The well-constructed keys are clearly worded and use easily recognized characters to guide the user to a species identification. Numerous color photos clarify details as well as showing the overall appearance of intact specimens in field conditions. These features make it easy to identify the organisms encountered by every fisherman, beachcomber, and casual visitor to these shores. Big changes are coming to this part of the Gulf as the climate shifts, human populations increase, and industrial development intensifies. This book will provide a baseline reference documenting what is there now, as well as making it much easier to track changes. Some species will be lost; other species will move into the area. With this guide, many more observers will be able to recognize the organisms that are present; this will in turn multiply the number of eyes on the ground who can contribute to a growing database of plants in the area. --C. O. Patterson, Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University --C.O. Patterson (6/19/2013 12:00:00 AM)

Marine Plants of the Texas Coast, the latest offering from Dr. Roy Lehman, is an excellent compendium of plants associated with the varied coastal habitats and ecotypes found along the Texas edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Lehman offers detailed descriptions of hundreds of plants that range from upper elevation maritime species to emergent and submerged species. The keys are well organized, with superb quality photographs and clear descriptions. This book has already been of great use to me in identification of the macroalgal species associated with seagrass habitats. Anyone with even a passing interest in the wonders of coast marine ecology will find this book informative and helpful. --Joseph L. Kowalski, research assistant-- (06/14/2013) This is the book we have needed for 20 years. It will be used by field trip leaders taking students to the coast, by biologists and other technically-trained specialists whose expertise is in areas other than marine plants, and by interested amateurs who want an easy-to-use guide for identification. This is the most complete and detailed guide ever published for marine plants of the western and southwestern parts of the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Lehman and his students have spent many years in field and lab studies, mapping the occurrence and distribution of plants along the Gulf shore. The well-constructed keys are clearly worded and use easily recognized characters to guide the user to a species identification. Numerous color photos clarify details as well as showing the overall appearance of intact specimens in field conditions. These features make it easy to identify the organisms encountered by every fisherman, beachcomber, and casual visitor to these shores. Big changes are coming to this part of the Gulf as the climate shifts, human populations increase, and industrial development intensifies. This book will provide a baseline reference documenting what is there now, as well as making it much easier to track changes. Some species will be lost; other species will move into the area. With this guide, many more observers will be able to recognize the organisms that are present; this will in turn multiply the number of eyes on the ground who can contribute to a growing database of plants in the area. --C. O. Patterson, Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University -- (06/19/2013) Dr. Lehman has compiled a most authoritative and comprehensive treatise on the marine plants of Texas which, I'm certain, will be a standard guide for students, researchers, and resource managers for many years to come. It is well written, well illustrated, and well documented and will be an ideal teaching aid for the marine botany and coastal plant ecology courses taught at my home institution, Texas A&M University at Galveston. --William J. Wardle, associate professor, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston-- (06/10/2013) The new book by Dr. Lehman fills a gap in the current marine plant guides. One significant feature is that it includes coastal plants as well as seagrasses and seaweeds of the entire Texas coast. It will be of great value to marine science students as well as the serious outdoor enthusiast. Older guides like the Illustrated Guide to the Seaweeds and Sea Grasses in the Vicinity of Port Aransas, Texas used nomenclature that is seriously out of date and had limited geographic coverage and few color plates. The exclusive use of color photos in the Lehman book is much appreciated. --Hudson R. DeYoe, Professor of Biology, and Director of the Center for Subtropical Studies, University of Texas Pan American-- (05/30/2013)

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Roy L. Lehman is professor of biology at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, USA where he is also director of the Laguna Madre Field Station and a Harte Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He is the coauthor of the award-winning book Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend, published by Texas A&M University Press in 2005.

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