CONTENTS— Continued 



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g. Dune Building by Geographic Regions 56 



(1) North Atlantic Region 56 



(2) South Atlantic Region 62 



(3) Gulf Region 78 



(4) North Pacific Region 83 



(5) South Pacific Region 90 



(6) Great Lakes 94 



4. Sand Accumulation 97 



5. Costs 98 



III STABILIZATION OF DUNES 99 



1. Mats, Netting, Brush, Mulches, and Stone 99 



2. Asphalt, Latex, and Chemicals 100 



3. Fences 100 



4. Vegetation 102 



5. Stability 103 



IV SUMMARY 105 



LITERATURE CITED 109 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 112 



TABLES 



1 A graduated planting pattern to build a foredune 58 



2 Regional adaption of foredune plants 107 



3 Planting and fertilization summary by regions 108 



FIGURES 



1 Large stable barrier dune. Padre Island, Texas 10 



2 Live dune encroaching on forest vegetation (Kill Devil Hills, 



North Carolina) 10 



3 Sea oats dunelets forming in front of a barrier dune 11 



4 Dune developing around a planting of dune grasses 11 



5 Beach profiles before, during, and after attack by storm waves. . 13 



6 Schematic diagram showing wind movement of sand 14 



7 Typical wooden slat fence 17 



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