Author: Don G. BeboutPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquifers
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Shorelines Changes on Mustang Island and North Padre Island (Aransas Pass to Yarborough Pass)
Author: Don G. BeboutPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquifers
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Padre Island National Seashore, Proposed Master Plan
Author: North Padre Island Storm Damage Reduction and Environmental Restoration Project, Nueces County
Author: Shore Ecology of the Gulf of Mexico
Author: Joseph C. BrittonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292769954
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 733
Book Description
To the casual visitor, the Gulf of Mexico shores offer mainly sun, sand, and sea. Even the standard field guides, focused on one group of animals or plants, barely hint at the wealth and diversity of habitats and species along Gulf shores. Shore Ecology of the Gulf of Mexico, using a “whole habitat” approach, breaks new ground in describing all the conspicuous vascular plants, algae, birds, mammals, mollusks, crustaceans, and other invertebrates for each marine habitat. The area covered begins west of the Mississippi delta in Louisiana and follows the shores west and south to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Transitions between habitats also receive detailed treatment. The authors discuss changes in flora and fauna that result from differences in climate, shore geology, and patterns of precipitation in the succeeding habitats along the Gulf rim. They include discussion of more than 1,000 species of plants and animals, both on shore and in the near-shore subtidal zone, to give a virtually complete picture of western Gulf coast ecosystems. Excellent line drawings and photographs of over 800 species complement the text. For marine scientists, students, and knowledgeable beachcombers, this is a thorough source on Gulf coast marine life.
The Last Beach
Author: Orrin H. PilkeyPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 082237594X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time. The geologists Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper sound the alarm in this frank assessment of our current relationship with beaches and their grim future if we do not change the way we understand and treat our irreplaceable shores. Combining case studies and anecdotes from around the world, they argue that many of the world's developed beaches, including some in Florida and in Spain, are virtually doomed and that we must act immediately to save imperiled beaches. After explaining beaches as dynamic ecosystems, Pilkey and Cooper assess the harm done by dense oceanfront development accompanied by the construction of massive seawalls to protect new buildings from a shoreline that encroaches as sea levels rise. They discuss the toll taken by sand mining, trash that washes up on beaches, and pollution, which has contaminated not only the water but also, surprisingly, the sand. Acknowledging the challenge of reconciling our actions with our love of beaches, the geologists offer suggestions for reversing course, insisting that given the space, beaches can take care of themselves and provide us with multiple benefits.
United States Mine Warfare Center of Excellence (MWCE), Establishment, Corpus Christi Bat Area
Author: Shoreline and Vegetation-line Movement, Texas Gulf Coast, 1974 to 1982
Author: Jeffrey G. PainePublisher:
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Texas Barrier Islands Region Ecological Characterization
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barrier island ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Texas Coastal Management Program
Author: Historical Shoreline Changes in Corpus Christi, Oso, and Nueces Bays, Texas Gulf Coast
Author: Robert A. MortonPublisher:
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Category : Coast changes
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description