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How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach - A Guide to Shadow Dunes, Ghost Forests, and Other Telltale Clues from an Ever-Changing Coast (Paperback, New edition)
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How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach - A Guide to Shadow Dunes, Ghost Forests, and Other Telltale Clues from an Ever-Changing Coast (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Southern Gateways Guides
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List price R718
Loot Price R591
Discovery Miles 5 910
You Save R127 (18%)
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Come explore the geology of Florida's Gulf Coast beaches, from a
bird's-eye view down to a crab's-eye view. You'll journey from
Panhandle sugar-sand beaches to southwestern shell beaches, taking
a fresh look at the ever-changing landscape. With Tonya Clayton as
your guide, you'll learn how to recognise the stories and read the
clues of these dynamic shores, reshaped daily by winds, waves, and
sometimes bulldozers or dump trucks. This dynamic tour begins with
a broad description of Florida's Gulf Coast, roaming from popular
Perdido Key in the northwest to remote Cape Sable in the south.
You'll first fly over large-scale coastal features such as the
barrier islands, learning to spot signs of the many processes that
shape the shores. In subsequent chapters you'll visit dunes and
beaches to check out sand ripples, tracings, and other markings
that show the handiwork of beach breezes, ocean waves, animal life,
and even raindrops and air bubbles. You'll also encounter signs of
human shaping, including massive boulder structures and sand mega
transfers. With a conversational style and more than a hundred
illustrations, How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach makes coastal
science accessible, carrying vacationers and Florida natives alike
on a lively, informative tour of local beach features.
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