Presents an overview of bird Dopulations, identifies birds of the area 

 (Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod), and discusses man-bird relations. Of partic- 

 ular relevance to barrier islands is a section entitled "geographic fea- 

 tures influencing birds" in which numerous offshore islands are mentioned, 

 many in the context of National Wildlife Refuges and breeding areas. 



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McAleer, J. B., and M. E. Parker. 1971. The state of the shorelines. Shore 

 and Beach 39(1) :13-17. 



Four stages of the National Shoreline Study are described. Regional 

 inventories list shoreline ownership, land use, beach extent, and exposure. 



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 ♦Milliman, J. D. 1973. Marine geology. Pages 10-1 to 10-91 _in S. B. Saila, 

 ed. Coastal and offshore environmental inventory: Cape Hatteras to 

 Nantucket Shoals, complement volume, University of Rhode Island, Marine 

 Publication Series 3. 



Although this chapter deals extensively with continental margin (shelf 

 and slope), regional physiography and geology are discussed together with 

 the shoreline. The latter contains a subsection on barrier islands; phys- 

 ical features, origin and structure, and migration. 



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 ♦National Ocean Survey, NOAA. 1977, United States coast pilot 1, Atlantic 

 coast: Eastport to Cape Cod. 255 pp. 



The coast pilot series covers a wide variety of information important 

 to navigators of United States coastal and intracoastal waters. Subjects 

 include navigation regulations, outstanding landmarks, channel and anchor- 

 age peculiarities, dangers, weather, routes, and port facilities. Pilot 1 

 covers the area from Eastport, Maine, to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Invid- 

 ual islands within this area are described in detail. 



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 ♦National Ocean Survey, NOAA. 1977. United States coast pilot 2, Atlantic 

 coast: Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. 255 pp. 



Pilot 2 covers the area from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Sandy Hook, 

 New Jersey. Individual islands within this area are described in detail. 



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♦National Ocean Survey, NOAA. 1977. United States coast pilot 3, Atlantic 

 coast: Sandy Hook to Cape Henry. 233 pp. 



Pilot 3 covers the area from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, to Cape Henry, 

 Virginia. Individual islands within this area are described in detail. 



