How do various states handle development of barrier islands?
• Altamaha River Barrier Islands. At this site you can find out how the state of Georgia handles development of Sapelo Island. Explore the site further to find out about beach, dune, estuarine, and marsh ecosystems. • Ecosystem Fact Sheets: Barrier Islands. This site examines the studies of West Central Florida barrier islands. Follow other links to different geological developments studied, and finally, the ramifications of the findings. • Barrier Islands. Go to this site to find out about the formation of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. • Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation: Barrier Islands. At this site you can find out How to care for an island addresses many aspects of developing a barrier island. • Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level Rise, and Barrier Islands: Case Study of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. At this site you can find out how communities on barrier islands respond to a rise in sea level. What kinds of development occur on barrier islands? • Barrier islands, erosion,
