Holocene- Pleistocene stratigraphy of the inner shelf off Fire Island, New York: implications for barrier-island migration.
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W. Panageotou, Leatherman, SP. (1986). Holocene- Pleistocene stratigraphy of the inner shelf off Fire Island, New York: implications for barrier-island migration.
. 56(4), 528-537. 10.1306/212F897C-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D
W. Panageotou, Leatherman, SP. (1986). Holocene- Pleistocene stratigraphy of the inner shelf off Fire Island, New York: implications for barrier-island migration.
. 56(4), 528-537. 10.1306/212F897C-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D
Intermittent landward migration by shoreface retreat is responsible for barrier-island migration from at least the mid-Holocene period. Concave features interpreted to be relict Holocene tidal-inlet-filled channels were found throughout the inner-continental shelf off Fire Island in depths from -12 to -30m below mean sea level (MSL) approximately 1 to 7km offshore. Additional supporting evidence for intermittent landward migration by shoreface retreat includes preservation of back-barrier deposits on the inner shelf.-from Authors
