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Davis, Richard A., Jr., 1937-

Beaches of the Gulf Coast [electronic resource] / Richard A. Davis Jr. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (244 p.) - Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

"Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. General Characteristics and Dynamics of Beaches. Coastal processes -- Beach geomorphology and barrier island morphodynamics -- Beach materials, structures, and sources -- Human impact on Gulf beaches ; Common animals and plants of the Gulf beaches and surf zone -- Part II. Beaches along the Gulf of Mexico Coast. Beaches of Florida -- Beaches of Alabama -- Beaches of Mississippi -- Beaches of Louisiana -- Beaches of Texas -- Beaches of Mexico and Cuba.

ISBN: 9781623491123 1623491126

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coasts--Mexico, Gulf of.
Coastal zone management--Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Coastal ecology--Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Coast changes--Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Beaches--Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GB459.4 / .D38 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 551.45/7