Barrier Island Ecology of Cape Lookout National Seashore and Vicinity, North Carolina
Godfrey PJ and Godfrey MM. 1976. Barrier Island Ecology of Cape Lookout National Seashore and Vicinity, North Carolina. National Park Service Scientific Monograph Series. No. 9. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
This report is a discussion of the barrier island ecology of Cape Lookout National Seashore and the vicinity. It includes chapters on the barrier islands, their origin and maintenance (shoreline change, beach cycles, shoreline erosion and overwash), overwash studies at Cape Lookout National Seashore (shorline changes, inlet dynamics, vegetation, and zonation patterns), human impact on the Outer Banks, and suggestions for management.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Godfrey, Paul; Godfrey, Melinda
- Date of Issue
- 1976
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CACO , CAHA , CALO , HIST , WRD
- Keywords
- Barrier Islands, Beach Cycles, Cape Lookout, Clemson, Coastal Dynamics, coastal environment, Cultural Resources, Ecology, ehistory, Erosion, Geology, Geomorphology, Human Impact, Inlets, Management, North Carolina, Overwash, Seashore ecology, Shoreline Change, Vegetation