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Modes and Patterns of Shoreline Change

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  1. Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA

    Francis A. Galgano

  2. Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

    Stephen P. Leatherman

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    Charles W. Finkl

  2. Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Coconut Creek, FL, USA

    Christopher Makowski

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Galgano, F.A., Leatherman, S.P. (2019). Modes and Patterns of Shoreline Change. In: Finkl, C.W., Makowski, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93806-6_217

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