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MRN 327: Biodiversity

Resources to support the study of the distribution of common plants and animals along the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1.
McEachran JD, Fechhelm JD. University of Texas Press; 2005.
Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2.
McEachran JD, Fechhelm JD. University of Texas Press; 2005.
Guide to the Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean & Adjacent Areas.
D R Robertson and J Van Tassell. 2023. Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean: online information system. Version 3.0 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá.
Fishes & Sharks

Dolphins & Porpoises
Whales
Sea Turtles
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. 3rd ed.
Würsig B, Thewissen JGM, Kovacs KM. Elsevier Science; 2017.

Invertebrates | NOAA Fisheries
Ecology of marine bivalves: an ecosystem approach. 2nd ed.
Dame RF. Taylor & Francis; 2012.
Marine decapod crustacea: a guide to families and genera of the world.
Poore GCB, Ahyong ST. CSIRO Publishing; 2023.
Marine phytoplankton.
Kersey WT, Munger SP. Nova Science, 2009.
Field Guide to the Cidaroid Echinoids of the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea
Phelan TF, Smithsonian Institution Press; 1970.

Florent's Tropical Reef Life Identification Guides: The Caribbean, the Bahamas and Florida.
Coral Reef Conservation Program (NOAA)
Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
Access to NOAA coral reef information and data products with emphasis on the U.S. states,
territories and remote island areas. NOAA Coral Reef activities include coral reef mapping,
monitoring and assessment; natural and socioeconomic research and modeling.
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Recovery of Salt Marsh Invertebrates Following Habitat Restoration Northern Gulf of Mexico.
Meta-analysis of Nekton Recovery Following Marsh Restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Quantifying the Benefits of Estuarine Habitat Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico an Introduction
Faunal communities and habitat characteristics of the Big Bend seagrass meadows, 2009-2010.
Stallings CD, Mickle A, Nelson JA, McManus MG, Koenig CC. Ecology. 2015;96(1):304.

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Tags: Alabama Ecosystems, biodiversity, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico

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