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 *Johnson, A. S., H. 0. Hillestad, S. F. Shanholtzer, and G. F. Shan- 

 holtzer. 1974. An ecological survey of the coastal region of 

 Georgia. National Park Service, Scientific Monograph Series Mo. 

 3. 233 pp. 



The ecological characteristics of the coastal region of Georgia 

 are described, and specific chapters focus on the fauna, vegeta- 

 tion, 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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Oertel , G. F. 1973. Observations of net shoreline positions and 

 approximations of barrier island sediment budgets. University of 

 Georgia, Georgia Marine Science Center, Savannah, Technical Re- 

 port Series No. 73-2. 23 pp. 



Discusses shoreline movement and sediment budgets of Georgia 

 barrier islands based on a 30-year history. St. Catherines 

 Island and Sapelo Island are among those considered. 



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*0ertel , G. F. 1975. Post Pleistocene island and inlet adjustment 

 alonq the Georgia coast. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 

 45:150-159. 



Describes the constriction of Georgia's tidal inlets by the 

 intrusion of Holocene beach-ridge development. Sapelo Sound, 

 St. Andrew Sound, and St. Catherine Sound are discussed. 



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 *0ertel , G. F. , and C. F. Chamberlain. 1975. Differential rates of 

 shoreline advance and retreat at coastal barriers of Chatham and 

 Liberty counties, Georgia. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Associ- 

 ation of Geological Societies 25:383-390. 



Historical patterns and rates of erosion and accretion were re- 

 constructed in order to anticipate future erosional and deposi- 

 tional trends on barrier islands between the Savannah River and 

 the entrance to Sapelo Sound, Georgia. Islands discussed include 

 Tybee, Wassaw, Ossabaw, St. Catherines, and Cabbage. 



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 Vanstory, B. 1956. Georgia's land of the Golden Isles. The Univer- 

 sity of Georgia Press, Athens. 202 pp. 



Provides brief description and extensive historical information 

 on Ossabaw, St. Catherines, Sapelo, St. Simons, Sea, Jekyll, and 

 Cumberland Islands, Georgia. 



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