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UNINA9910457824003321 |
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Titolo |
The battle for North Carolina's coast [[electronic resource] ] : evolutionary history, present crisis, and vision for the future / / Stanley R. Riggs ... [et al.] |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coast changes - North Carolina |
Barrier islands - North Carolina |
Shorelines - Monitoring - North Carolina |
Geology, Structural - North Carolina |
Paleoceanography - Quaternary |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; THE BATTLE FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Is There a Coastal Conflict?; 2 North Carolina's Coastal System; 3 The Ice Ages and Postglacial Sea-Level Rise; 4 Storms and Coastal Systems; 5 The Modern Ocean Shoreline System; 6 Formation of the Modern Coastal System; 7 What Is at Risk?; 8 Human Modification of Barrier Island Dynamics; 9 Adaptation to Coastal Change; 10 Concluding Thoughts; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Figure Credits; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Battle for North Carolina's Coast: Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future |
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