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Pac.GB450.J68 1977
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TITLE:
Yap Islands natural coastal systems and vulnerability to potential accelerated sea-level rise / Bruce M. Richmond, Ben Mieremet, Thomas E. Reiss
AUTHOR:
Richmond, Bruce M.
PUBLISHED:
Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF), 1977.
DESCRIPTION:
153-172 p.; 28 cm.
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Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia consists of 16 islands distributed over a distance of nearly 1,000 km across the western Pacific Ocean....
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The low-lying atolls and reef islands of Yap State will potentially suffer severe consequences of accelerated sea-level rise. Maximum elevation of these islands is around 7 m with an average elevation of 3-4 m above MSL.
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They are composed primarily of easily erode d unconsolidated reef debris.
SUBJECT:
Atolls.
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Beaches.
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Coral reefs.
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Mangrove forests.
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Reefs.
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Sea level rise.
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Shorelines.
ADDED ENTRY:
Mieremet, Ben
ADDED ENTRY:
Reiss, Thomas E.
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