MAINE 



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Hayes, M. 0. 1972. Coastal processes and sedii station on the New England 



coast. University of Massachusetts, Amherst Coastal Research Center. 



149 pp. 



An abstracted account of data collected on the New England coast from 

 central Maine to southern Cape Cod. Includes data on beach profiles, 

 sedimentation studies, sediment dispersal patterns, and wave refraction 

 studies. 



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 *Johnson, D. 1925. The New England-Acadian shoreline. John Wiley and Sons, 

 New York. 608 pp. 



This book deals with the initial form and sequential form of the New 

 England-Acadian shoreline. It discusses several different types of shore- 

 lines and contains chapters relevant to barrier islands. 



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Meade, R. H. 1971. The coastal environment of New England. Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution, Contribution 2496. 47 pp. 



This paper emphasizes three aspects of the New England coastal environ- 

 ment: (1) shape of the coastline, (2) interaction of fresh and salt 

 coastal waters, and (3) coastal sediments. There is a brief section on 

 mineral resources and a comprehensive list of references. 



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*Shepard, F. P., and H. R. Wanless. 1971. Glaciated coasts: Mew England and 



Long Island. Pages 28-69 vn_ F. P. Shepard and H. R. Wanless, Our changing 



coastlines. McGraw-Hill, New York. 



Provides a detailed physical description of the following islands and 

 beach areas in Maine: Great Wass Island, Harrington Bay area, Mt. Desert 

 Island, Kennebunk-Cape Porpoise area. 



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University of North Carolina, Institute of Marine Sciences. 1974. Rocky sea 

 fronts and inter-tidal rocks. Pages 152-179 in_H. T. Odum, B. J. Copeland, 

 and E. A. McMahon, eds. Coastal ecological systems of the United States. 

 Vol. 1. The Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C. 



Describes ecological system characterized by rock sea fronts such as 

 those found along the north Atlantic U.S. coast. Examples presented 

 include jetty rocks of the Gulf coast and the intertidal algae and mussel 

 beds of Maine. 



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