Investigates short-term changes of the beach face within the intertidal 

 zone, for a complete spring-tide and neap-tide cycle during a period of 

 low wave energy. 



Stonington 

 Block Island 



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Eaton, R. J. 1972. Chrysopsis mariana in New England. Rhodora 74(797) : 152- 



153. 



The recent discovery of C_. mariana on Block Island, Rhode Island, is 

 discussed in reference to whether it has recently colonized from the Long 

 Island, Mew York, area, where it has been for many years, or whether it 

 has merely been overlooked by collectors. 



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 *McMaster, R. L. 1960. Mineralogy as an indicator of beach sand movement 

 along the Rhode Island shore. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 30(3): 

 404-413. 



Data are presented on patterns of beach drift along the southwestern 

 coast of Rhode Island, including the areas of Weekapaug, Mapatree Point, 

 and Block Island. 



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 *Nixon, S. W., and C. A. Oviatt. 1973. Analysis of local variation in the 

 standing crop of Spartina alterniflora . Botanica Marina 16:102-109. 



Measurements are given of standing crop biomass and height of the tall 

 form of Spartina alterniflora on twelve Rhode Island salt marshes, in- 

 cluding Block Island and Hog Island. 



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Sirkin, L. 1976. Block Island, Rhode Island: evidence of fluctuation of 



the late Pleistocene ice margin. Geological Society of America Bulletin 



87(4):574-580. 



This article discusses two advances of the late, Pleistocene glacial 

 margin on Block Island, Rhode Island, based on glacial, radiocarbon, and 

 palynological data. 



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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 



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