172 

 *Ogden, J. G. 1961. Forest history of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, I: 

 Modern and pre-colonial forests. The American Midland Naturalist 66(2): 

 417-430. 



This study of forest history on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Mas- 

 sachusetts, includes a survey of present vegetation and modern woodlands, 

 a discussion of precolonial forests and succession, and a pollen-analytic 

 investigation of postglacial lakes and bogs. 



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 *Ritchie, W. A. 1969. The archaeology of Martha's Vineyard--a framework for 

 the prehistory of southern New England; a study in coastal ecology and 

 adaptation. The Natural History Press, Garden City, New York. 253 pp. 



This book contains an excellent overview of the archeological and 

 historical background of Martha's Vineyard, with specific data on six 

 sites. 



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 *Simon, A. W. 1973. No island is an island: the ordeal of Martha's Vineyard 

 Doubleday, Garden City, New York. 250 pp. 



Discusses developments throughout Martha's Vineyard and what should be 

 done to preserve the remaining natural features. 



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Sterling, D. 1967. The outer lands: a natural history guide to Cape Cod, 



Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island, and Long Island. The Natural 



History Press, Garden City, New York. 192 pp. 



This volume, which includes a subject index, is a natural history guide 

 to the area, and can also serve as an ecology and field reference, since 

 it includes a discussion of landscape, distinctive animal and plant life, 

 and geological formation. 



176 

 *Teller, W. 1970. Cape Cod and the offshore islands. Prentice-Hall, Engle- 

 wood Cliffs, New Jersey. 256 pp. 



A personal response to Cape Cod and the offshore islands (the Elizabeth 

 Islands, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket), but contains good descriptive 

 and historical material. 



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*University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences. 1974. Shallow 

 salt ponds. Pages 300-314 in H. T. Odum, B. J. Copeland, and E. A. 

 McMahan, eds. Coastal ecological systems of the United States. Vol. 2. 

 The Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C. 



Typical examples are ponds on Martha's Vineyard and on Nantucket in back 

 of Coatue Beach, all in Massachusetts. 



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