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Public Beach Assessment Report Gloucester Point Public Beach, Gloucester County, Virginia, Donna A. Milligan, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas Nov 1996

Public Beach Assessment Report Gloucester Point Public Beach, Gloucester County, Virginia, Donna A. Milligan, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas

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Gloucester Point Public Beach is located at the southern end of Gloucester County, Virginia on the York River. It is a southeastward facing shoreline about 960 ft long and it is part of a larger stretch of moderately low shore between Sarah Creek and the George P. Coleman Bridge. While no shoreline improvement projects have taken place at the public beach, shore protection projects updrift and including the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) affect it. In 1983, erosion along the shoreline at VIMS just updrift of the public beach led to the installation of a riprap revetment in front …


Detritus: Mother Nature's Rice Cake, Pamela Mason, Lyle M. Varnell, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program Oct 1996

Detritus: Mother Nature's Rice Cake, Pamela Mason, Lyle M. Varnell, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program

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Methods Of Risk Analysis: Traditional And Ecological Approaches, John Buie, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program Aug 1996

Methods Of Risk Analysis: Traditional And Ecological Approaches, John Buie, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program

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Advances In Wetland Status And Trends Monitoring Cumulative Error Comparisons, Stacie A.C. Nelson, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program Jun 1996

Advances In Wetland Status And Trends Monitoring Cumulative Error Comparisons, Stacie A.C. Nelson, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program

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Restoration And Creation Of Forested Wetlands: A Guide, Cathy Palmintier, Bonny Lee Appleton, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program Apr 1996

Restoration And Creation Of Forested Wetlands: A Guide, Cathy Palmintier, Bonny Lee Appleton, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program

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Plant Adaptations To Saturated Soils And The Formation Of Hypertrophied Lenticels And Adventitious Roots In Woody Species, Kirk J. Havens, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program Feb 1996

Plant Adaptations To Saturated Soils And The Formation Of Hypertrophied Lenticels And Adventitious Roots In Woody Species, Kirk J. Havens, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program

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No abstract provided.


Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 1995, Cm Bain Iii, John A. Lucy Jan 1996

Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 1995, Cm Bain Iii, John A. Lucy

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The Virginia Came Fish tagging Program (VGFTP) was established in 1995 as an ongoing, cooperative project of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary The project is funded with revenues generated by Virginia's marine recreational fishing license.


Analysis Of Temporal And Spatial Variations In Vegetation Communities For The Buxton Woods Region Of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Marcia Berman, Gene Silberhorn, Carl Hershner Jan 1996

Analysis Of Temporal And Spatial Variations In Vegetation Communities For The Buxton Woods Region Of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Marcia Berman, Gene Silberhorn, Carl Hershner

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Residential development and growth along private lands bordering the southern portion of Cape Hatteras may be increasing at a rate inconsistent with the current water supply and demand. In the late 1960's and again in the late 1970's a series of wells were drilled to supply area residences and businesses with potable water from the local shallow water aquifer. Today, additional wells are being considered to serve the expanding community of Buxton Woods.

At the same time, the National Park Service maintains a series of ditches for both mosquito and flood control management. A large ditch which trends approximately northeast/southwest …