Living Beaches Of Georgia And The Carolinas

Author : Blair E. Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1561644900
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas written by Blair E. Witherington and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas" satisfies a beachcomber's curiosity within a comprehensive yet easily browsed guide covering beach processes, plants, animals, minerals, and manmade objects. Full-color photos. Maps.

Author : Blair Witherington
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1561649880
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida's Living Beaches written by Blair Witherington and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Florida's Living Beaches (2007) was widely praised. Now, the second edition of this supremely comprehensive guide has even more to satisfy the curious beachcomber, including expanded content and additional accounts with more than 1800 full-color photographs, maps, and illustrations. It heralds the living things and metaphorical life along the state's 700 miles of sandy beaches. The expanded second edition now identifies and explains over 1400 curiosities, with lavishly illustrated accounts organized into Beach Features, Beach Animals, Beach Plants, Beach Minerals, and Hand of Man.

Author : Blair Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1561644978
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seashells of Georgia and the Carolinas written by Blair Witherington and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With simple organization, this guide tells the individual stories of 213 shelled mollusks using descriptive accounts, distribution maps, and color photographs. Accounts feature glimpses of each seashell's former life as a living creature. The organization and descriptions as well as the photographs make shell identification easy.

Author : Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469619679
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Read a North Carolina Beach written by Orrin H. Pilkey and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a walk on the beach with three coastal experts who reveal the secrets and the science of the North Carolina shoreline. What makes sea foam? What are those tiny sand volcanoes along the waterline? You'll find the answers to these questions and dozens more in this comprehensive field guide to the state's beaches, which shows visitors how to decipher the mysteries of the beach and interpret clues to an ever-changing geological story. Orrin Pilkey, Tracy Monegan Rice, and William Neal explore large-scale processes, such as the composition and interaction of wind, waves, and sand, as well as smaller features, such as bubble holes, drift lines, and black sands. In addition, coastal life forms large and small--from crabs and turtles to microscopic animals--are all discussed here. The concluding chapter contemplates the future of North Carolina beaches, considering the threats to their survival and assessing strategies for conservation. This indispensable beach book offers vacationers and naturalists a single source for learning to appreciate and preserve the natural features of a genuine state treasure. Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press

Author : David Bryant
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820325330
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Georgia's Amazing Coast written by David Bryant and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun and learning come together in Georgia's Amazing Coast, an inviting collection of one hundred short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna, and natural history of that fascinating place where land meets sea. Each page includes a full-color illustration and breezy, fact-filled commentary on coastal wildlife from fifty-foot-long northern right whales to single-cell plankton, from shy coyotes to overbearingly sociable sand gnats. Readers will learn about the lifespan of the gopher tortoise, the acting talents of the hognose snake, the health benefits of eating pawpaws, the importance of tidal fluctuations, and much more. Written for the general reader, yet solidly researched, Georgia's Amazing Coast will spark our sense of wonder and inspire us to learn even more about our natural heritage and what all of us can do to preserve it.

Author : Tonya D. Clayton
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822312190
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living with the Georgia Shore written by Tonya D. Clayton and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. Living with the Georgia Shore provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's coastal zone. Recounting the human and natural history of the islands, the authors look in particular at the phenomenon of coastal erosion and the implications of various responses to this process. In Georgia, as elsewhere in the United States, the future of the shore is in doubt as recreational and residential development demands increase. This book provides guidelines for living with the shore, as opposed to simply living on it. The former requires planning and a wise choice of property or house site. The latter ignores the potential hazards unique to coastal life and may make inadequate allowance for the dramatic changes that can occur on any sandy ocean shore. Living with the Georgia Shore includes an introduction to each of the Georgia isles, an overview of federal and state coastal land-use regulations, pointers on buying and building at the shore, a hurricane preparation checklist, a history of recent hurricanes in Georgia, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a guide to government agencies and private groups involved in issues of coastal development.

Author : Blair E. Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781561643875
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida's Seashells written by Blair E. Witherington and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Descriptive accounts, distribution maps, and 265 color photographs describe 252 species of mollusk shells as beachcombers are likely to find them"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Nancy Rhyne
Publisher : Sandlapper Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780878440771
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carolina Seashells written by Nancy Rhyne and published by Sandlapper Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes over 200 seashells commonly found on the beaches of North and South Carolina, discussing shell lore, shell collections, and when and where to find the shells mentioned.

Author : Peter Meyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962818660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature Guide to the Carolina Coast written by Peter Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Judith S Weis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813548519
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salt Marshes written by Judith S Weis and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall green grass. Subtle melodies of songbirds. Sharp whines of muskrats. Rustles of water running through the grasses. And at low tide, a pungent reminder of the treasures hidden beneath the surface.All are vital signs of the great salt marshes' natural resources. Now championed as critical habitats for plants, animals, and people because of the environmental service and protection they provide, these ecological wonders were once considered unproductive wastelands, home solely to mosquitoes and toxic waste, and mistreated for centuries by the human population. Exploring the fascinating biodiversity of these boggy wetlands, Salt Marshes offers readers a wealth of essential information about a variety of plants, fish, and animals, the importance of these habitats, consequences of human neglect and thoughtless development, and insight into how these wetlands recover. Judith S. Weis and Carol A. Butler shed ample light on the human impact, including chapters on physical and biological alterations, pollution, and remediation and recovery programs. In addition to a national and global perspective, the authors place special emphasis on coastal wetlands in the Atlantic and Gulf regions, as well as the San Francisco Bay Area, calling attention to their historical and economic legacies. Written in clear, easy-to-read language, Salt Marshes proves that the battles for preservation and conservation must continue, because threats to salt marshes ebb and flow like the water that runs through them.