DARRYL L. FELDER is professor of biology and head of the laboratory for crustacean research at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. DAVID K. CAMP, a former research scientist at the Florida Marine Research Institute of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is now a consulting biologist and freelance science editor in Seminole, Florida. Both Felder and Camp are associates at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
"...a distinctive scientific reference that provides a complete
biodiversity inventory of the Gulf of Mexico...After four years of
preparation, in collaboration with 140 international contributors
representing 80 institutions in 15 countries, this work is the
first complete all-taxa record of what is known about the Gulf of
Mexico biota through the year 2004...groundbreaking
work...unprecedented compilation...color illustrations offer
additional clarity and precision, which significantly aid the
reader in the identification of specifically selected species. This
textbook will serve as an invaluable resource for a wide audience
interested in marine biology...Although there is a vast amount of
information presented, it is well-organized, concise, and easily
navigated."--Nicole O'Donnell, Aquatic Mammals --Nicole O'Donnell
"Aquatic Mammals" (3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM)
This volume will become THE BIBLE for biota of the Gulf of Mexico
for the next decade or two, and will be heavily used until another
version is attempted, if ever. Felder, Camp, and Tunnell all richly
deserve the accolades they will receive. --Thomas C. Shirley,
Endowed Chair for Biodiversity and Conservation Science for the
Harte Research Institute
the first in a multivolume set, will be of great use to specialists
who conduct environmental reseach in the Gulf of Mexico. -- S.R.
Fegely, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The editing of
the volume and quality of graphics are consistently good. Overall,
this exhaustive effort will be of critical importance to a specic
and limited audience........... Highly Recommended. -- S.R. Fegely,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Thomas C. Shirley
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