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Record #:
16837
Author(s):
Settlage, Sharon
Abstract:
The signature species that inhabits North Carolina's seashore dunes is a grass that mimics oats. It is a species that thrives in harsh conditions--salt, wind, ocean waves, burning sun. They offer storm protection by trapping sand that builds dunes, and they also provide habitats for birds, amphibians, and reptiles. Settlage discusses current research on this unique species.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Spring 2012, p6-11, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Shore protection; Seashore plants; Sand dune flora; Sand dune ecology
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Record #:
3825
Author(s):
Norris, Jeannie Faris
Abstract:
A section of Wrightsville Beach that had been ravaged by Hurricane Fran is 1996 is being restored through a unique approach. The town allowed a Florida grower to harvest sea oat seeds in return for grown plants. Now over 25,000 sea oat plants are helping to stabilize and trap sand on the new dunes.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , High Season 1998, p4, il
Subject(s):
Shore protection; Seashore plants; Sand dune flora; Sand dune ecology
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Record #:
1600
Author(s):
Earley, Lawrence S.
Abstract:
The dunes that fringe North Carolina beaches are anchored by a group of remarkably adapted plants. Without these plants the dunes would be susceptible to shifting as dictated by the wind.
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Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p2-3, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Sand dunes; Seashore plants; Sand dune flora
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