. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. River Otter Although the number of species sighted increased, the quantities of some species, such as the red-necked pheasant and southeastern shrew, declined, says Parnell. Some declines can be attributed to changes in habitat. Few major storms have swept the Outer Banks during the past 30 years, resulting in fewer areas of sparse vegetation and more dense thickets and woodland. Parnell says these habitat changes can, in turn, change the species of birds and mammals that find the national seashore an attr
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. River Otter Although the number of species sighted increased, the quantities of some species, such as the red-necked pheasant and southeastern shrew, declined, says Parnell. Some declines can be attributed to changes in habitat. Few major storms have swept the Outer Banks during the past 30 years, resulting in fewer areas of sparse vegetation and more dense thickets and woodland. Parnell says these habitat changes can, in turn, change the species of birds and mammals that find the national seashore an attractive place to live. The 96-page book lists each species sighted and provides infor-. Laughing Gull mation about its status from each census. The authors also discuss general habitat and animal trends that have occurred in the park during the past 35 years. The color cover features a flock of sea gulls beside the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The book includes 22 photographs of seashore critters such as the eastern kingbird, brant, black skimmer, gray fox and river otter. For a copy of Birds and Mam- mals of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, write Sea Grant, Box 8605, State University, Raleigh, NC 27695. Ask for publication. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
Size: 1706px × 1464px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcollectionunclibra, booksubjectoceanography
