roemerianus marshes, Pinus -J uniperus communities, Sal icornia - Bassia salt 

 flats, and Ammophila - Panicum amarum dunes. 



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 ♦Mendelssohn, I. A., and K. L. Marcellus. 1976. Anqiosperm production of 

 three Virginia marshes in various salinity and soil nutrient regimes. 

 Chesapeake Science 17:15-23.. 



The net aerial angiosperm productivity, salinity, and soil nutrient 

 composition was determined for Wachapreague Marsh, located on the eastern 

 shore of Virginia, in back of Parramore Island. 



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Newman, W. S., and C. A. Munsart. 1968. Holocene geology of the Wachapreague 

 Lagoon, eastern shore Peninsula, Virginia. Marine Geology 6:81-105. 



This article summarizes the geologic history of the Wachapreague Lagoon 

 and compares data for this area with sea-level curves from other parts 

 of the Atlantic coast. 



Hog Island 



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 *de Gast, R. 1975. Western wind/eastern shore. The Johns Hopkins University 

 Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 176 pp. 



This book is a first-person account of travels along the eastern shore. 

 Included are photographs and text for Rehoboth Beach and Fenwick Island, 

 Delaware; Assateague Island, Maryland; and the following islands off 

 Virginia--Assawoman, Metomkin, Cedar, Parramore, Hog, Cobb, Smith, and 

 Fisherman 's . 



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 *Harrison, S. C. 1972. The sediments and sedimentary processes of the Holo- 

 cene tidal flat complex, Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia. Louisiana State 

 University, Coastal Studies Institute, Technical Report 112. 107 pp. 



This report describes the textures, biota, and depositional structures 

 of the Delmarva (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia) tidal flat deposits. Par- 

 ramore, Metomkin, Wallops, Cedar, Smith, Assateague, Hog, Cobb, and Wreck 

 islands are all discussed. 



Cobb Island 



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 *de Gast, R. 1975. Western wind/eastern shore. The Johns Hopkins University 

 Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 176 pp. 



This book is a first-person account of travels along the eastern shore. 

 Included are photographs and text for Rehoboth Beach and Fenwick Island, 



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