ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Preparation of the "Marine Flora and Fanna of the" 

 Northeastern United States" is being coordinated by the 

 following Board: 



Coordinator: Melbourne R. Carriker, Systematics- 

 Ecology Program, Marine Biological 

 Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. 

 Advisers: Marie B. Abbott, Systematics-Ecology 

 Program. 



Arthur G. Humes, Boston University Ma- 

 rine Program, and Systematics-Ecology 

 Program. 



Wesley N. Tiffney, Department of Biology, 

 Boston University, and Systematics- 

 Ecology Program. 



Ruth D. Turner, Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology, Harvard University, and Syste- 

 matics-Ecology Program. 



Roland L. Wigley, National Marine Fish- 

 eries Service, Biological Laboratory, 

 Woods Hole, Mass. 



Robert T. Wilce, Department of Botany, 

 University of Massachusetts, and Syste- 

 matics-Ecology Program. 



The Board established the format for the "Marine 

 Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States," 

 invites systematists to collaborate in the preparation of 

 manuals, reviews manuscripts, and advises the Scientific 

 Editor of the National Marine Fisheries Service. 



Ruth von Arx of the Systematics-Ecology Program, 

 Marine Biolo^cal Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., drew 

 most of the illustrations. Because of a terminal illness, 

 she was unable to draw additional illustrations required 

 during revision of the manual; Susan P. Heller kindly 

 prepared Figures 5 fruit, 26a, 27a, 31a, 32a, 33a, 37a, 

 54, 59, 74a. and 102. Many biologists and students of- 

 fered suggestions for revision of the preliminary draft 

 of the manual. Eva S. Montiero typed the manuscript. 



Between 1962 and 1967 Edwin T. Moul's research on 

 the manual was supported in part by a grant to the 

 Systematics-Ecology Program from the Ford Founda- 

 tion; between 1967 and 1971, in part by grants GB-7378, 

 GB-8264, GB-13,250, and GB-24,832 from the National 

 Science Foundation to the Systematics-Ecology Pro- 

 gram. 



COORDINATOR'S COMMENTS 



Publication of the "Marine Flora and Fauna of the 

 Northeastern United States" is most timely in view of 

 the growing universal emphasis on environmental work 

 and the urgent need for more precise and complete iden- 

 tification of coastal organisms than has been available. 

 It is mandatory, wherever possible, that organisms be 

 identified accurately to species. Accurate scientific 

 names unlock the great quantities of biological infor- 

 mation stored in libraries, obviate duplication of research 

 already done, and make possible prediction of attributes 

 of organisms that have been inadequately studied. 



Dr. Edwin T. Moul began his study of the flora of 



New England in the summer of 1947 when he started 

 teaching in the marine botany course of the Marine Bi- 

 ological Laboratory. In 1950 he prepared an unpub- 

 lished report on the vascular flora of Great Pond, and 

 in 1962, in association with the Systematics-Ecology Pro- 

 gram, he commenced the field studies and syntheses which 

 resulted in this manual. 



Manuals are available for purchase from the Super- 

 intendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Of- 

 fice, Washington, D.C. 20402. The manuals so far pub- 

 lished in the series and their cost per copy are listed 

 below. 



COOK, DAVID G., and RALPH O. BRINKHURST. Marine flora and fauna of the 



Northeastern United States. Annelida : Oligochaeta $0.35 



BORROR, ARTHUR C. Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. 



Protozoa : Ciliophora $0.65 



MOUL, EDWIN T. Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. Higher 



plants of the marine fringe $0.65 



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