Cape Hatteras to Nentucket 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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MacLeod, M. H., J. Schubert, and A. Anderson. 1973. Multispectral analysis 



of surface features in the study of the evolution of barrier islands. 



National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, 



Greenbelt, Maryland. 1 p. 



This analysis pertains to the vegetation and topography of islands off 

 the coasts of Maryland and Virginia. 



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Shepard, F. P., and H. R. Wanless. 1971. Straight barriers and long estu- 

 aries: New York City to Chesapeake Bay. Pages 70-103 In. F. P. Shepard 

 and H. R. Wanless, Our changing coastlines. McGraw-Hill, New York.' 



Provides a detailed physical description for the following islands and 

 beach areas: 



New Jersey : New York Harbor entrance and Sandy Hook, Barnegat Inlet, 

 Little Egg and Beach Haven Inlets, Atlantic City, and Cape May. 



Delaware : Cape Hen! open, Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Inlet. 



Maryland : Ocean City Inlet and Barrier, Tingles Island and Whittington 

 Point areas, Assateague Island. 



Virginia : Chincoteague Island-Fishing Point area, Cape Charles and 

 Delmarva Peninsula, eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, in- 

 cluding islands, and Cape Henry. 



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 *Wass, M. L., and T. D. Wright. 1969. Coastal wetlands of Virginia, interim 

 report. Special Report in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering 

 No. 10. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point. 154 pp. 



Coastal wetlands occupy only 1 percent of the total area of Virginia 

 and marshes occupy h percent. Yet 95 percent of Virginia's annual harvest 

 of fishes, both commercial and sport, from tidal waters is dependent to 

 some degree on wetlands. 



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