Ernest H. Williams, Jr.

William R. Kenan Professor of Biology Emeritus

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Chapter 13, Coasts

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Photo Information

Fig. 13.1. A rocky intertidal zone; Monhegan Is., ME; 28 May 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.2. Intertidal gradients (MA):

  1. (a) exposed coast; Halibut Pt St Pk, MA; Oct 1976; EHW
  2. (b) protected coast; Ipswich Bay, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.3. Tide pools:

  1. (a) high tidepool; Monhegan Is., ME; 28 May 2002; EHW
  2. (b) intermediate tide pool; Monhegan Is., ME; 28 May 2002; EHW
  3. (c) low tide pool; Halibut Pt St Pk, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.4. Exposed pier piling; Ipswich Bay, MA; 29 Nov 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.5. Sand dunes:

  1. (a) Crane’s Beach, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW
  2. (b) Huntington Beach St Pk, SC; 16 Jun 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.6. Beach sand:

  1. (a) trails; Cape Cod, MA; 20 Apr 2003; EHW
  2. (b) sanderling, Calidris alba; Richard Nickson

Fig. 13.7. Mudflat; Essex, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.8. Mudflat with boot print; Essex, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.9. Salt marsh; Essex, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.10. Salt pan:

  1. (a) glasswort, Salicornia sp.; Essex, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW
  2. (b) closer view of glasswort; Essex, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.11. Cowlick in salt marsh; Essex, MA; 15 Sep 2002; EHW

Fig. 13.12. Fiddler crabs, Uca sp.; Huntington Beach St Pk, SC; 16 Jun 2002; EHW

Fig, 13.13. Sculptured maritime forests:

  1. (a) Kure Beach, NC; 1973; EHW
  2. (b) OR; 29 Jul 2001; EHW
  3. (c) Cape Cod, MA; 20 Apr 2003; EHW

Fig. 13.14. Sea otter, Enhydra lutris; Dennis Sheridan

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