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1 online resource |
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; One. Environmental Processes; Inlet Dynamics, Sea Level Rise, and Landward Migration; Sand Transport by Wind and Water; Sand Stabilization by Plants; Deposition in the Sounds behind the Barriers; Two. Guide to Field Sites: Corolla to Ocracoke; Whalebone Junction to Corolla; Whalebone Junction to Rodanthe; Rodanthe to Canadian Hole near Buxton; Hatteras Island; Hatteras/Ocracoke Ferry across Hatteras Inlet; Ocracoke Island; Conclusion; Three. Issues for the Future; History of Outer Banks Resource Use; Fisheries: A Resource at Risk from Overexploitation |
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Water Supplies: Rainfall, Groundwater, and AquifersWastewater Disposal: A Problem with No Good Solution; Suggested Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
North Carolina's Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes or sections of highway with them into the surf; sand dunes migrate with the wind; and storms open new inlets and dump sand in channels and sounds. A classic guide, The Nature of the Outer Banks describes these dynamic forces and guides visitors to sites where they can see these phenomena in action. In the first section of the book, Dirk Frankenberg highlights three major processes on the Outer Banks |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences -- North Carolina -- Outer Banks
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Environmental policy -- North Carolina -- Outer Banks
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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Ecology
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Environmental policy
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Environmental sciences
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| SUBJECT |
Outer Banks (N.C.) -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
North Carolina -- Outer Banks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bennett, Betsy
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| ISBN |
9780807872376 |
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0807872377 |
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9798890843418 |
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