Bibliograph

Florida's living beaches, a guide for the curious beachcomber, Blair and Dawn Witherington

Type

Label

Florida's living beaches, a guide for the curious beachcomber, Blair and Dawn Witherington

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Florida's living beaches

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

76937401

Responsibility statement

Blair and Dawn Witherington

Sub title

a guide for the curious beachcomber

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgements -- Florida's Top 50 Living Beaches -- Introduction -- Guide Organization -- Beach Features -- What is a Beach Feature? -- Beach Anatomy -- Dunes -- Salt Pruning -- Wrack Lines -- Beach Cusps and Scarps -- Sand Ripples -- Dark Sands and Shell Hash -- Swash and Backwash -- Sea Foam -- Sand Erosion -- Sand Accretion -- Sandbars -- Ridges and Runnels (Beach Lagoons) -- Tides -- Waves and Surf -- Nearshore Currents -- Offshore Currents -- Beach Weather -- Hurricanes and Other Storms -- Red Tide -- Water Color -- Inlets and Passes -- Barrier Islands -- Beaches at Night -- Beach Animals -- What Are Beach Animals? -- Forams and Swash Meiofauna -- Sponges -- Jellylike Animals -- Floating Hydralike Animals -- Other Hydroids -- Sea Pansies -- Anemones -- Corals -- Shell Anatomy -- Gastropods -- Bivalves -- Itty-Bitty Shells -- Shell Wars (Shell Bioerosion) -- Shell Color & Mollusk Pieces -- Scaphopods and Cephalopods -- Bryzoans -- Worms -- Crustaceans -- Horseshoe Crab -- Insects -- Echinoderms -- Tunicates -- Fishes -- Reptiles -- Birds -- Land Mammals -- Marine Mammals -- Vertebrate Bones and Pieces -- Beach Plants -- What are Beach Plants?Dune Plants-Grasses -- Dune Plants-Yuccas and Palms -- Dune Plants-Other Monocots -- Dune Plants-Herbs and Flowers -- Dune Plants-Woody Shrubs and Trees -- Marine Plants -Algae -- Marine Plants -Seagrasses -- Seabeans and Drift Seeds -- Driftwood & Woody Material -- Beach Minerals -- Beach Sands -- Rocky Beaches -- Beach Stones, Worm Rock and Pumice -- Coquina -- Fossils -- The Hand of Man -- What Have We Had a Hand In? -- Beach Shrines and Sand Castles -- Treasure and Dunnage -- Ships and Boats -- Sondes and Rocket Parts -- Drift Toys (Sea Heroes) and Seaglass (Beach Glass) -- Balls and Nurdles -- Container Seals and Packaging -- Fishing Discards -- Balloons, Fireworks, and Shotgun Discards -- Wax, Tar, and Oil -- Beach Grooming, Driving, Crossovers, and Sand Fences -- Armoring, Groynes, and Jetties -- Artificial Nourishment -- Lighthouses and Houses of Refuge -- Conservation -- Beach Quests and Reference Map -- Resources and Suggested Reading -- Index

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