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Halvorson, W. L., and C. G. Dawson. 1973. Coastal vegetation. Pages 9-1 

 to 9-92 in_ S. B. Saila, ed. Coastal and offshore environmental inventory: 

 Cape Hatteras to Nantucket Shoals, complement volume. University of Rhode 

 Island, Marine Publication Series Mo. 3. 



Describes general geographic features of the area (Cape Hatteras to 

 Nantucket Shoals) including barrier beaches; presents three general forest 

 regions; discusses marine benthic algae, and describes coastal zone land- 

 plant geography by state: North Carolina, Virginia-Delaware, New Jersey, 

 New York-Connecticut, and Rhode Island-Massachusetts. 



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*Harper, R. M. 1918. Some dynamic studies of Long Island veqetation. Plant 

 World 21:38-46. 



This study, one of the first to be made of the productivity of herbaceous 

 vegetation, covers seven areas on the western part of Long Island, New 

 York. 



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McCormick, C. L. 1973. Probable causes of shoreline recession and advance 

 on the south shore of eastern Long Island. Pages 61-71 in_ D. R. Coates , 

 ed. Coastal geomorphology. State University of New York, Binghamton. 



A study of the probable causes of shoreline recession and advance on the 

 south shore of Long Island, which consists of a prograding section near 

 the Montauk cliffs. 



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Otvos, E. G., Jr. 1965. Sedimentation-erosion cycles of single tidal periods 

 on Long Island Sound beaches. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 35(3) :604- 

 609. 



Presents data on depth of erosion, amount, and quality of newly accumu- 

 lated foreshore sediments on two Long Island Sound beaches. 



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Panuzio, F. L. 1969. The Atlantic coast of Long Island. Pages 1222-1241 

 j_n Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Coastal Engineering, London, 

 1968. Vol. 2. American Society of Coastal Engineers, New York. 



Describes $188 million of improvements along 110 miles of the south 

 shore of Long Island, including sandfill, feeder beaches, groins, jetties, 

 sand bypassing, and inlet barriers. 



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

 Long Island. Pages 28-60 in F. P. Shepard and H. R. Wanless, Our changing 

 coastlines. McGraw-Hill, New York. 



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