Title A field guide to the mid-Atlantic coast : including the Jersey Shore, Cape May, Delaware Bay, the Delmarva Peninsula, & the Outer Banks / Patrick J. Lynch

Published [New Haven, Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 431 pages) : color illustrations, color maps Contents Introduction -- Geology of beaches and barrier islands -- Weather, water, and climate -- Environmental history -- Barrier island environments -- Beaches -- Dunes -- Maritime forests -- Salt marshes -- Estuaries and brackish marshes Summary "The Outer Banks of North Carolina and the beaches of the Mid-Atlantic Coast are among the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. This book is a richly illustrated field guide that surveys the geology, environmental history, natural history, and human history of a region that spans the eastern seaboard from Sandy Hook in New Jersey south to Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.0 It is organized around environments, not particular locations. Included are the geology of beaches and barrier islands, the environmental history of the region, as well as detailed looks at the natural history of beaches, dunes, maritime forests, coastal marshes, and estuaries. Also covered are issues involving human activity and climate change, which have become dominant forces shaping geophysical and biological environments.0This guide will enable users to walk into a salt marsh or onto a beach and identify much of what they see" -- provided by the publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Patrick J. Lynch is a former senior digital officer in Yale University's Office of Public Affairs and Communications and an award-winning author, designer, illustrator, and photographer. He has authored or co-authored nine previous books, most recently A Field Guide to Cape Cod. He lives in North Haven, CT Print version record Subject Coastal ecology -- Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) -- Guidebooks Coastal plants -- Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) -- Identification Coastal animals -- Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) -- Identification NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines. Coastal animals Coastal ecology Coastal plants SUBJECT Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) -- Guidebooks Subject Middle Atlantic States -- Atlantic Coast Genre/Form field guides. travel guidebooks. Field guides Guidebooks Field guides. Guidebooks. Guides d'identification. Guides touristiques. Form Electronic book ISBN 0300258593 9780300258592

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