Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Marine Botany

PAGE AUTHOR
Amber Rais
I am (in 2003) an undergraduate student studying Marine Policy and Conservation Biology at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station, and I fell in love with Cystoseira during a class snorkel near Coral Street in Pacific Grove: a day I'll forever cherish!

If you have any questions or comments regarding Cystoseira osmundacea or this website, please e-mail me!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 This project was motivated, guided, and cheered along by both Dr. Judith Connor and Patrick Martone; thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge! Many thanks also go to Jim Watanabe for use of an awesome underwater digital camera, to Chris Patton for technical / moral support, and to my fellow classmates and dive buddies for a spectacular quarter! Thanks everyone!

PHOTOGRAPHY
All photographs shown on this webpage were taken by the author. Please feel free to use any that may strike your fancy; hopefully they'll help communicate an appreciation and enthusiasm for getting acquainted with our fascinating neighbors in the sea.

REFERENCES
Abbott, I. A. and Hollenberg, G. J. 1997. Marine Algae of California. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

Bendetti-Cecchi, L. and F. Cinelli. 1992. Effect of canopy cover, herbivores, and substratum type on patterns of Cysoseira spp. Settlement and recruitment in littoral rockpools. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 90: 183-191.

Benedetti Cecchi, L. and F. Cinelli. 1992. Canopy removal experiments in Cystoseira-dominated rockpools from the western coast of the Mediterranean. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 155: 69-83.

Bold, H. C. and M. J. Wynne. 1985. Introduction to the Algae: Structure and Reproduction Second Edition. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Bulleri, F., L. Benedetti-Cecchi, S. Acunto, F. Cinelli, and S. J. Hawkins. 2002. The influence of canopy algae on vertical patterns of distribution of low-shore assemblages on rocky coasts in the northwest Mediterranean. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 267: 89-106.

Dawson, E.Y. 1966. Seashore Plants of Southern California. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Loban, Christopher S. and Paul J. Harrison. 1994. Seaweed Ecology and Physiology. New York: Cambridge University Press.

North, W.J. and D. E. James. 1987. Use of Cystoseira and Sargassum embryonic sporophytes for testing toxicity effects. Hydrobiologia. 151-152: 417-423.

Schiel, David R. 1985. A short-term demographic study of Cystoseira osmundacea in Central California. Journal of Phycology. 21: 99-106.

Last updated: Feb. 05, 2009