892 

 ♦Environmental Information Center. 1974. Beach restoration: an exercise 

 in futility. EMFO Newsletter. Florida Conservation Foundation, Winter 

 Park, Florida. 15 pp. 



Discusses environmental problems associated with beach erosion and 

 restoration. 



MASSACHUSETTS 



893 



Lazell , J. D. Jr. 1976. This broken archipelago: Cape Cod and the 

 islands, amphibians and reptiles. Ouadrangle/The New York Times Book 

 Co., New York, N.Y. 



The distribution and ecology of salamanders, frogs, turtles and snakes 

 are described for Cape Cod and adjacent islands, including Monomoy, 

 Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, Chappaquiddick, Nantucket, 

 Tuckernuck and Muskeget. 



894 

 *Walker, W. B. 1977. The poisoning of Cape Cod. County Journal. July: 

 *2-46. 



The author projects that continued mismanagement of ground water 

 supplies and inadequate sewage disposal facilities could make Cape Cod 

 and its shoreline uninhabitable by the year 2000. 



RHODE ISLAND 



895 



Seavy, G. L. 1975. Rhode Island's coastal natural areas: priorities for 



protection and management. University of Rhode Island, Coastal Resources 



Center, Marine Technical Report No. 43. 60 pp. 



This article discusses coastal natural areas, methods for protection, 

 salt marshes, coastal pond complexes, scenic cliffs, and rock outcrops. 



NEW YORK 



896 



Heikoff, J. M. 1976. Politics of shore erosion: Westhamption Beach. Ann 

 Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. 



This investigation of shore erosion at Westhampton Beach, Long Island 

 had two objectives. One was to find out how scientists and engineers 

 defined the problem. The other was to see how this information was used by 

 the politican decision-makers and governmental administrators. 



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