Journal of Coastal Research articles

Recent articles from Journal of Coastal Research

Town of Palm Beach outer reef, Florida, U.S.A.(COVER PHOTOGRAPH)(Report)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The outer reef tract in the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, including the Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta) and a Blue Angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis). The outer reef tract of the Town of Palm Beach supports a diverse benthic community consisting of stony...

Luminescence dating of beachrock in the southeast coast of India--potential for holocene shoreline reconstruction.(Report)
January 1, 2009... ABSTRACT Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of quartz grains extracted from beachrock on the southeast coast of India was attempted. Preliminary OSL ages of beachrock indicate that during the Late Holocene (3.6-2.1 ka) sea level along this coast was higher than at present....

Geomorphologic evolution of barrier islands along the northern U.S. Gulf of Mexico and implications for engineering design in barrier restoration.(Report)
January 1, 2009... ABSTRACT Aspects of northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida panhandle) processes and barrier islands that are pertinent to their geomorphologic response are contrasted with the broader knowledge base summarized by SCHWARTZ (1973) and LEATHERMAN (1979,...

The biological flora of coastal dunes and wetlands: Croton punctatus N. von Jacquin.(Report)
January 1, 2009... ABSTRACT Croton punctatus N. yon Jacquin is a New World tropical and subtropical dioecious, rhizomatous, subshrub or herb with apetalous flowers that is common on coastal beaches. Herein, we present a review of the biology of this important pioneer species. Large colonies of C. punctatus...

Anthropogenic impacts on sedimentary sources and processes in a small urbanized subtropical estuary, Florida.
January 1, 2009... ABSTRACT The Loxahatchee River, a 500 [km.sup.2] watershed on the southeast Florida coast, is a barrier-impounded drowned river valley experiencing rapid urbanization during the past 50 years. The estuary is currently composed of a sandy central basin with bifurcating forks accumulating...