Saltwater Plants and Marine Algae

Rockweed is a prevalent coastal plant that has significant value to researchers, commercial ventures, and tidepool enthusiasts

Ashley L. Conti, Friends of Acadia, NPS

Rand and Redfield (1894) listed 125 species of marine algae from Mount Desert Island and adjacent waters. Denise van Hemert (1966) listed the distribution of 79 species of marine algae, including species lists for several locations on Mount Desert Island, Schoodic Peninsula, and islands in Frenchman Bay. Johnson and Skutch (1928) studied subtidal and intertidal vegetation at Otter Cliffs in the 1920s.

• Rand EL and Redfield JH. 1894. Flora of Mount Desert Island, Maine: A preliminary catalogue of the plants growing on Mount Desert and the adjacent islands. Cambridge University Press, John Wilson and Son. Cambridge, Massachusetts. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2178902
• Van Hemert, D. 1966. A distribution study of the marine algae of Acadia National Park. Unpublished report. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2180149
• Johnson, D.S., and A.F. Skutch. 1928. Littoral vegetation on a headland of Mt. Desert Island, Maine. I. submersible or strictly littoral vegetation. Ecology 9(2):188-215. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2177935
• Johnson, D.S., and A.F. Skutch. 1928. Littoral vegetation on a headland of Mt. Desert Island, Maine. II. tide-pools and the environment and classification of submersible plant communities. Ecology 9(3):307-40. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2177933
• Johnson, D.S., and A.F. Skutch. 1928. Littoral vegetation on a headland of Mt. Desert Island, Maine. III. adlittoral or non-submersible region. Ecology 9(4):429-51. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2177937