A field guide to Cape Cod including Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, & Eastern Long Island / Patrick J. Lynch.

Author/creator Lynch, Patrick J., 1953-
Format Electronic
Publication Info[New Haven] : Yale University Press, [2019]
Descriptionxiii, 434 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Coastal ecology--Massachusetts. --Cape Cod. --Guidebooks.
Coastal animals--Massachusetts. --Cape Cod. --Identification.
Coastal plants--Massachusetts. --Cape Cod. --Identification.
Coastal ecology--Massachusetts. --Nantucket Island. --Guidebooks.
Coastal animals--Massachusetts. --Nantucket Island. --Identification.
Coastal plants--Massachusetts. --Nantucket Island. --Identification.
Coastal ecology--Massachusetts. --Martha's Vineyard. --Guidebooks.
Coastal animals--Massachusetts. --Martha's Vineyard. --Identification.
Coastal plants--Massachusetts. --Martha's Vineyard. --Identification.
Cape Cod (Mass.)--Guidebooks.
Nantucket Island (Mass.)--Guidebooks.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Guidebooks.
Block Island (R.I. : Island)--Guidebooks.
Long Island (N.Y.)--Guidebooks.

Contents Introduction -- Geology of the outer lands -- Weather and water -- Environmental history -- Beaches -- Sand dunes -- Salt marshes -- Heaths, pine barrens, and grasslands -- Freshwater -- Coastal forests -- Shallow coastal waters -- Deeper coastal waters.
General noteIllustrations on lining-papers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 411-414) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018937839
ISBN9780300226157 paperback