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Effects of Grazing by Feral Horses on Dune and Salt Marsh Vegetation at Cumberland Island, Georgia
<p>Feral horses range throughout Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, and may have detrimental impacts on vegetation important in stabilizing the dune and salt marsh habitats. Areas accessible to horses were calculated with aerial photographs and GIS technology. During summer 2000,1 …
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Bird Use of Cumberland Island's Freshwater Wetlands
<p>Cumberland Island is the southernmost barrier island off the coast of Georgia. Its freshwater wetlands are an important, rare habitat to have on a barrier island surrounded by saltmarsh and ocean. Many species of birds require freshwater wetlands as feeding, roosting and nesting grounds. …
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Narrative light : the design of a monastic retreat
… thesis is the design of a monastic retreat on Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia. The island serves as the source of the generative concept that organizes the sequence of spaces within the monastery. The thesis proposes that light possesses the capacity to reinforce the generative …
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Breeding Biology of Wilson's Plovers (Charadrius Wilsonia): Reproductive Success, Habitat Use, and Sex Roles
… United States, has low hatching success on Cumberland Island National Seashore, a largely undeveloped island. However fledging success is high and an estimate of chicks produced per pair is near levels recommended by shorebird management plans. Wilson’s Plovers have strict incubation …