Phycology: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	algology

Topics

Algae botany palynology Bacteriology dendrology Ethnobotany agrostology mycology How do plants grow?Asa Gray: The Father of American Botany How Botanical Gardens Save Plants with Science Why are bees important?

Key People

Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, wearing a red jacket, sits beside a small deep-sea submersible with a glass dome and camera equipment.

Sylvia Earle

American oceanographer and explorer

greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

Biology Bonanza

greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

Biology Bonanza