The ecological characteristics of Georgia's coastal region are 



described, and specific chapters focus on the fauna, vegetation, 



and productivity of the islands, marshes, and open marine and 



estuarine waters. Special emphasis is placed on Tybee Island, 



Wassaw Island, Ossabaw Island, St. Catherines Island, Blackbeard 

 Island, Sapelo Island, Little St. Simons Island, St. Simons 

 Island, Jekyll Island, and Cumberland Island. 



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 *Lyberger, R. D. 1975. Vegetation information for coastal Georgia. 

 Pages 213-222 j_n_ The value and vulnerability of coastal resources. 

 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, x + 321 pp. 



Classifies and maps the vegetation of the whole coastal region 

 of Georgia, including barrier islands, as part of the statewide 

 Georgia Resource Assessment Program. 



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*Mahood, R. K. , C. D. Harris, J. L. Music, Jr., and B. A. Palmer. 

 1974. Survey of the fisheries resources in Georgia's estuarine 

 and inshore ocean waters. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 

 Contribution Series No. 22 (Part I. Southern section, St. 

 Andrews Sound and St. Simons Sound Estuaries) : 104 ; No. 23 (Part 

 II. Central Section, Doboy Sound and Sapelo Sound Estuaries) :999; 

 No. 24 (Part III. Northern section, Ossabaw Sound Estuaries) : 100 ; 

 No. 25 (Part IV. Coastal Georgia - southern, central and northern 

 section) :201. 



From 1970 to 1973, data were obtained on the distribution, sea- 

 sonal abundance, size composition, and certain aspects of the life 

 histories of fishes, panaeid shrimps, and blue crabs, inhabiting 

 Georgia's estuarine and inshore waters. 



516 

 *McCollum, J. L. 1975. An overview of coastal Georgia wildlife. 



Pages 171-182 i_n The value and vulnerability of coastal resources. 

 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, x + 321 pp. 



Available printed sources of i formation are utilized to provide 

 a general overview of coastal widlife, including the wildlife of 

 barrier islands. 



517 

 *0dum, H. T., B. J. Copeland, and E. A. McMahan. 1974. General rec- 

 ommendations. Pages 132-151 in_ Coastal ecological systems of the 

 United States. Vol. 1. The Conservation Foundation, Washinciton, 

 D.C. 



Chapter contains definition of needs associated with coastal 

 ecological systems. Especially relevant to barrier island ecol- 

 ogy are a discussion of a zoned-sec ir plan for the multiple de- 



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