Beaches of the Gulf Coast /

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Much of the world's population lives within thirty miles of a coast, and beaches are perhaps the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. The Gulf of Mexico is no exception: Millions of people make their homes nearby, and many of them spend considerable time at the beach, joined by millions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Richard A., Jr., 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Coasts.
Coastal zone management.
Coastal ecology.
Coast changes.
Beaches.
Plages > Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis)
Littoral > Modifications > Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis)
Écologie littorale > Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis)
Littoral > Amenagement > Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis)
Littoral > Mexique, Golfe du.
Beaches > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Coast changes > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Coastal ecology > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Coastal zone management > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Coasts > Mexico, Gulf of.
United States > Gulf Coast.
Gulf of Mexico.
Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis)
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. General Characteristics and Dynamics of Beaches. Coastal processes
  • Beach geomorphology and barrier island morphodynamics
  • Beach materials, structures, and sources
  • Human impact on Gulf beaches ; Common animals and plants of the Gulf beaches and surf zone
  • Part II. Beaches along the Gulf of Mexico Coast. Beaches of Florida
  • Beaches of Alabama
  • Beaches of Mississippi
  • Beaches of Louisiana
  • Beaches of Texas
  • Beaches of Mexico and Cuba.

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