The battle for North Carolina's coast : evolutionary history, present crisis, and vision for the future /

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The North Carolina barrier islands, a 325-mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to live and visit in the United States. However, extensive barrier island segments and their associated wetlands are in jeopardy. In The Battle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Riggs, Stanley R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Temas:
From 2 million years ago
Coast changes > North Carolina.
Barrier islands > North Carolina.
Shorelines > Monitoring > North Carolina.
Geology, Structural > North Carolina.
Paleoceanography > Quaternary.
Littoral > Modifications > Caroline du Nord.
Cordons littoraux > Caroline du Nord.
Paléo-océanographie > Quaternaire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Barrier islands
Coast changes
Geology, Structural
Paleoceanography
Quaternary Geologic Period
Shorelines > Monitoring
North Carolina
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why is there a coastal conflict?
  • North Carolina's coastal system
  • The ice ages and postglacial sea-level rise
  • Storms and coastal systems
  • The modern ocean shoreline system
  • Formation of the modern coastal system
  • What is at risk?
  • Human modification of barrier island dynamics
  • Adaptation to coastal change
  • Concluding thoughts.

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