The nature of North Carolina's southern coast : barrier islands, coastal waters, and wetlands / Dirk Frankenberg ; with a new foreword by Tom Earnhardt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frankenberg, Dirk.

Series:

Southern gateways guide.

A southern gateways guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural areas--North Carolina.

Natural areas.

Natural history--North Carolina.

Natural history.

North Carolina--Environmental conditions.

North Carolina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Nature of North Carolina's southern coast : an eco-tourist's guide to the North Carolina coast, from Portsmouth Island to Calabash

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For some years, The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast has stood as an essential resource for all who treasure our coastal environment. In this book, Dirk Frankenberg describes the southern coast's beaches, inlets, and estuaries and instructs readers in the responsible exploration and enjoyment of some of North Carolina's most precious natural areas. From Ocracoke Inlet to the South Carolina border, this field guide provides a close-up look at a complex ecosystem, highlighting the processes that have shaped, and continue to shape, North Carolina's southern coast. Frankenberg

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; One. Origins, Environmental Processes, and Communities; Introduction; Geologic Background: Coastal Origins and Sea Level Change; Coastal Processes and Habitats: Conditions That Sustain the Southern Coast; Natural Plant Communities: Twelve Examples from the Southern Coast; Two. Field Guide to Coastal Natural Areas: Outer Banks to South Carolina; Introduction; Ocracoke Inlet to Beaufort: The Undeveloped Shore; Beaufort through Bogue Sound: A Moderately Developed Shore; The White Oak River: An Extraordinary Estuary

Camp Lejeune and the New River: The Off-Limits ShoreTopsail Island Area: Developed Beach with Natural Back-barrier Systems; East of Wilmington: Natural Beaches, Dunes, and Grasslands; Brunswick County: The Swamp-backed Shore; Epilogue. Human Use of the Southern Coast; Population, Land Use, and Economic Development; Impact of Development on Coastal Resources and Water Quality; Environmental Management; Coastal Management and the Future; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

979-88-908434-2-5

0-8078-7236-9

OCLC:

795119928