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Appreciating the Physical Processes of the Shore

"Living with the shore requires an appreciation of physical processes -- the ways in which energy flows -- and how they shape sediments and create unique environments. Beaches, for example, attain a shape in response to the sea level, wave energy, and sediment supply;..." - excerpt from the book, Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches, edited by William J. Neal and Orrin Pilkey, Duke University Press, 2004, pgs. 14-15.

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