Living Beaches Of The Gulf Coast

Author : Blair Witherington
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781561649884

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Florida's Living Beaches by Blair Witherington Pdf

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,Dawn Witherington
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781683340577

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Living Beaches of the Gulf Coast by Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington Pdf

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle beckon curious beachcombers with miles of wave-swept Gulf coastline. These beaches offer more than a sandy stroll amidst stunning scenery—they are alive! As ever-changing ribbons of sand, these beaches foster unique life-forms and accept beguiling castaways from a vast marine wilderness. Mysteries abound. What is this odd creature? Why does the beach look this way? How did this strange item get here? Living Beaches of the Gulf Coast satisfies a beachcomber's curiosity within a comprehensive yet easily browsed guide. The guide is written in a familiar style and is illustrated with distribution maps and hundreds of color photos. Accounts include beach anatomy, coastal phenomena, and shoreline animals, plants, and geology. Hundreds of seashells are depicted as well as other interesting animals, flowers, historical structures, beach sands, and beach art. The authors suggest a variety of beach scavenger hunts and recommend hints for beachcombing success.

Author : Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1683340566

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Living Beaches of the Gulf Coa by Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington Pdf

Includes beach anatomy, phenomena, beach animals, plants, minerals. Also includes man-made structures (i.e. lighthouses and other historical structures), and beach art. Suggested beach scavenger hunts and hints for success. There is a section on conservation. Finally, there is a section on resources and suggested reading.

Author : Tonya D. Clayton
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0807872180

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How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach by Tonya D. Clayton Pdf

This book is a guide to the geology of Florida's Gulf Coast.

Author : Susan B. Rothschild,Nick Fotheringham
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1589790618

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Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life by Susan B. Rothschild,Nick Fotheringham Pdf

This updated guide provides the latest findings about the biology and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.

Author : Noble S. Proctor,Patrick J. Lynch
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300113280

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A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico by Noble S. Proctor,Patrick J. Lynch Pdf

DIVA uniquely comprehensive and beautiful guide to more than 600 species of fauna and flora along the coasts of the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico/div

Author : Charles Sobczak
Publisher : Indigo Press, LC (FL)
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0982967470

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The Living Gulf Coast by Charles Sobczak Pdf

Describes the animals the traveler is apt to encounter in the wild places of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendy, Lee, and Sarasota counties. Includes descriptions of 162 parks, preserves, and eco-destinations, their fauna, and amenities --

Author : David M. Bush
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0822325659

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Living on the Edge of the Gulf by David M. Bush Pdf

A new look at the West Florida and Alabama Gulf shoreline, in the context of burgeoning development and revised coastal regulations.

Author : Wayne F. Canis
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0822305119

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Living with the Alabama-Mississippi Shore by Wayne F. Canis Pdf

The Alabama-Mississippi shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico boasts some of the world's most beautiful beaches and balmiest climes. Ever-increasing numbers of retirees, recreation lovers, and industries with work forces are being attracted to the "Sun Belt." On a soft April day the Gulf's waters look as peaceful as a pond. Yet this same serene shoreline has been ravaged by seven major hurricanes during this century. Several years more than one fearful storm has come hurtling in during a single "season." Loss of life an property damage have been devastating. And newcomers seem almost unaware of the potential dangers. The authors of this book offer a vivid, historical overview for understanding the environment of the Alabama-Mississippi shore. They describe the risks faced by new residents, and they point the way toward safe and sane coastal development.

Author : Wallace Kaufman,Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1984-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780822382942

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The Beaches Are Moving by Wallace Kaufman,Orrin H. Pilkey Pdf

Our beaches are eroding, sinking, washing out right under our houses, hotels, bridges; vacation dreamlands become nightmare scenes of futile revetments, fills, groins, what have you—all thrown up in a frantic defense against the natural system. The romantic desire to live on the seashore is in doomed conflict with an age-old pattern of beach migration. Yet it need not be so. Conservationist Wallace Kaufman teams up with marine geologist Orrin H. Pilkey Jr., in an evaluation of America's beaches from coast to coast, giving sound advice on how to judge a safe beach development from a dangerous one and how to live at the shore sensibly and safely.

Author : Paul Simon Galtsoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Geology
ISBN : UOM:39015070468262

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Gulf of Mexico: Its Origin, Waters, and Marine Life by Paul Simon Galtsoff Pdf

Author : Blair E. Witherington,Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1561643874

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Florida's Seashells by Blair E. Witherington,Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington Pdf

"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 : Tonya Clayton
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780807882535

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How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach by Tonya Clayton Pdf

Come explore the geology of Florida's Gulf Coast beaches, from a bird's-eye view down to a crab's-eye view. You'll journey from Panhandle sugar-sand beaches to southwestern shell beaches, taking a fresh look at the ever-changing landscape. With Tonya Clayton as your guide, you'll learn how to recognize the stories and read the clues of these dynamic shores, reshaped daily by winds, waves, and sometimes bulldozers or dump trucks. This dynamic tour begins with a broad description of Florida's Gulf Coast, roaming from popular Perdido Key in the northwest to remote Cape Sable in the south. You'll first fly over large-scale coastal features such as the barrier islands, learning to spot signs of the many processes that shape the shores. In subsequent chapters you'll visit dunes and beaches to check out sand ripples, tracings, and other markings that show the handiwork of beach breezes, ocean waves, animal life, and even raindrops and air bubbles. You'll also encounter signs of human shaping, including massive boulder structures and sand megatransfers. With a conversational style and more than a hundred illustrations, How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach makes coastal science accessible, carrying vacationers and Florida natives alike on a lively, informative tour of local beach features. Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press

Author : John B. Anderson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1585445614

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The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast by John B. Anderson Pdf

With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B. Anderson has spent two decades studying the Texas coastline and continental shelf. In this book, he sets out to answer fundamental questions that are frequently asked about the coast—how it evolved; how it operates; how natural processes affect it and why it is ever changing; and, finally, how human development can be managed to help preserve it. The book provides an amply illustrated look at ocean waves and currents, beach formation and erosion, barrier island evolution, hurricanes, and sea level changes. With an abundance of visual material—including aerial photos, historical maps, simple figures, and satellite images—the author presents a lively, interesting lesson in coastal geography that readers will remember and appreciate the next time they are at the beach and want to know: What happens to the sand that erodes from our beaches? Can beach erosion be stopped—and should we try? How much sand will be needed to stabilize our beaches? Does a hurricane have any positive impacts? How much development can the coast withstand? This entertaining and instructive book provides authoritative answers to these and other questions that are essential to our understanding of coastal change.

Author : Blair E. Witherington,Dawn Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781561644902

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Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas by Blair E. Witherington,Dawn Witherington Pdf

"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.