Abstract

List of IllustrationsPrefacePrologue1. Dennis Roars Ashore: A Beneficial Catastrophe2. The Global Picture3. The American Barrier Island Scene: Hot Dogs and Drumsticks4. Barrier Islands and Human Realities: Awash in Politics5. Delta Barrier Islands: That Sinking Feeling6. Colombia's Pacific Islands: A Subsiding Tropical Paradise7. The Carbonate Islands: Tropical Permafrost8. Lagoon Barriers: The Quiet Ones9. The Icelandic Islands: Of Fire and Ice10. The Arctic Islands: The Cold and Dark Ones11. False Islands: Things Aren't What They Seem to Be12. Requiem for Some FriendsGlossary of TermsReferences CitedAppendixTable 1. Global Barrier IslandsTable 2. Delta Barrier IslandsTable 3. Arctic Barrier IslandsTable 4. Endangered SpeciesIndex

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