DescriptionAn introduction to the ecology of Michigan's sand dunes produced by the University of Michigan Press in 2006. Author Dennis A. Albert, 62 pages with color photographs. Table of contents: Dune Formation & Types Sand Source Wind Water-Level Fluctuation Vegetation Major Dune Types Parabolic Dunes Perched Dunes. Linear Dunes. Transverse Dunes Zonation of Parabolic Dunes. Beach Foredune Backdune Forests Blowouts Interdunal Swales & Other Dune Wetlands Zonation of Perched Dunes Eroding Bluff Zonation of Dune & Swale. Beach & Foredune Open Interdunal Swales. Forested Dune Ridges Forested Swales.. Zonation of Transverse Dunes within Glacial Embayments Dune Forests Peatlands/Conifer Swamps. Dune Threats Exotic Plants & Animals .... ORVs & Overuse .. Residential Development.. Other Development.. Sand Dune Regulations Dune Sites in Public Ownership or Private Nature Preserves Lower Peninsula Upper Peninsula Referenced Species Exotic Plants Table Rare Plants & Animals & Natural Communities Recommended Dune Literature Selected Scientific Articles ..