Beaches of the Gulf Coast
By: Richard A. Davis Jr
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781623490386; 9781623491123
Subjects: Beaches; Coast changes; Coastal ecology; Coastal zone management; Coasts
Notes: "Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. General Characteristics and Dynamics of Beaches. Coastal processes; title: Beach geomorphology and barrier island morphodynamics; title: Beach materials, structures, and sources; title: Human impact on Gulf beaches ; Common animals and plants of the Gulf beaches and surf zone; title: Part II. Beaches along the Gulf of Mexico Coast. Beaches of Florida; title: Beaches of Alabama; title: Beaches of Mississippi; title: Beaches of Louisiana; title: Beaches of Texas; title: Beaches of Mexico and Cuba.