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 *Marshall , H. L. 1974. Irregularly-flooded marsh. Pages 150-170 j_n H. T. 

 Gdum, B. J. Copeland, and E. A. McMahan, eds. Coastal ecosystem of the 

 United States. Vol. 2. The Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C. 



Good examples of irregularly flooded marshes are seen in the Pamlico 

 Sound area of North Carolina, from Cedar Keys to Apalachee Bay in Florida, 

 and near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Examples from each of three 

 areas are discussed: Bodie Island, North Carolina; Live Oak Point, 

 Florida; and New England salt marshes. 



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Matta, J. F. 1977. Beach fauna study of the CERC field research facility, 



Duck, North Carolina. Old Dominion University, Department of Biological 



Sciences, Norfolk, Virginia. 105 pp. 



This report presents results of an intensive seasonal study of the 

 invertebrate beach fauna of a barrier island in Dare County, North 

 Carolina. The study area includes the beach face and the sound beach. 



390 

 *Quay, T. L., and T. S. Critcher. 1963. Food habits of waterfowl in Currituck 

 Sound, North Carolina. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of 

 G-^me and Fish Commissioners 16:200-209. 



The food contents of 326 gizzards from 15 species of waterfowl collected 

 on Currituck Sound between 1947 and 1952 were analyzed in detail by the 

 aggregate percentage method. 



391 

 *Sonu, C. J. 1972. Bimodal composition and cyclic characteristics of beach 

 sediment in continuously changing profiles. Journal of Sedimentary 

 Petrology 42:852-857. 



This paper reports samplings of sediment and beach profiles coordinated 

 with wind, wave, tide, longshore current, and swash at Nags Head, Outer 

 Banks, North Carolina. 



392 

 *Soucie, G. 1974. Here today, gone tomorrow. Audubon 76(1) :71-93 . 



This article describes action being taken by the Park Service in the 

 Cape Hatteras area to combat severe problems with erosion. Portsmouth, 

 Ocracoke, Hatteras, and Bodie islands are discussed. 



Hatteras Island 



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 *Brown, C. A. 1959. Vegetation of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 

 Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge. 179 pp. 



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