446 

 *Riedl, R., and E. A. McMahan. 1974. High energy beaches. Pages 180-251 in_ 

 H. T. Odum, B. J. Copeland, and E. A. McMahan, eds. Coastal ecological 

 systems of the United States. Vol. 1. The Conservation Foundation, 



Washington, D.C. 



Describes an ecological system characterized by high energy beaches such 

 as those south of Cape Cod where surging waters are received, filtered, 

 and returned to sea. Examples presented include: Port Aransas, Texas, 

 and Beaufort, North Carolina. 



447 

 *Stancyk, S. E., F. J. S. Maturo, Jr., and R. VJ. Heard, Jr. 1976. Phoronids 

 from the east coast of the United States. Bulletin of Marine Science 

 26(4):576-584. 



Collections from Beaufort, North Carolina; Seashore Key and Tampa Bay, 

 Florida; and Sapelo Island, Georgia, confirmed the presence of Phoronis 

 architecta Andrews at Seashore Key and Tampa Bay, and of _P_. mulleri Selys- 

 Longchamps at Beaufort. 



448 

 *Stiven, A. E., and J. T. Hunter. 1976. Growth and mortality of Littorina 

 irrorata Say in three North Carolina marshes. Chesapeake Science 17:168- 

 176. 



This article examines the growth and mortality of the subject salt marsh 

 gastropod over a one-year period. Three levels of population density 

 were selected within three salt marshes in the Morehead City region of 

 North Carolina, one of which was on the east end of Bogue Bank. 



449 

 *Thayer, G. W. 1974. Identity and regulation of nutrients limiting phyto- 



plankton in the shallow estuaries near Beaufort, North Carolina. Oecologia 

 14:75-92. 



Inorganic nutrients limiting phytoplankton production in the shallow 

 estuarine system near Beaufort, North Carolina, v/ere identified. 



450 

 ♦Wilson, K. A. 1960. The otter in North Carolina. Proceedings of the South- 

 eastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners, 13:267-277. 



The distribution and habitat of the otter population in North Carolina 

 is discussed, and the following areas are included: Cape Fear, Bogue 

 Banks, and Core Banks. 



Hammock Island 



Onslow Beach 

 92 



