interactions of waves and currents with low energy bathymetric 

 features resulting in a distinct areal distribution of sediment 

 parameters. 



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 *Phillips, L. C. 1960. Observations on the ecology and distribution 

 of the Florida seagrasses. Florida State Board of Conservation 

 Marine Laboratory, Professional Papers Series No. 2. 72 pp. 



Shallow, quiet water of barrier islands and offshore keys are 

 favorable habitats for the establishment and growth of submerged 

 plants, which offer food and protection for young fish and shrimp 

 in Florida waters. 



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Plumb, J. A., J. H. Schachte, J. L. Gaines, W. Peltier, and B. Car- 

 roll. 1974. Streptococcus sp. from marine fishes along the Ala- 

 bama and northwest Florida coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Trans- 

 actions of the American Fisheries Society 103(2) :358-361 . 



Fish kills in estuarine bays along the Florida and Alabama Gulf 

 coasts during August and September 1972 are discussed, based on 

 examination of eight species of moribund fish. 



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Price, D. J. 1975. The apparent growth of Gulf Beach, extreme west 



Florida. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological 



Societies 25:369-372. 



This study indicates that Gulf Beach, in western Florida, has 

 been growing at the rate of 60+ m a year for the past 108 years. 



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 *Shepard, F. P., and H. R. Wanless. 1971. Alternating white beaches 

 and swamps: West Florida to Mississippi Sound. Pages 162-197 j_n_ 

 F. P. Shepard and H. R. Wanless, Our changing coastlines. McGraw- 

 Hill, New York. 



Provides a detailed physical description for the following is- 

 lands and beach areas: 



Florida : Cape Sable area, Ponce de Leon Bay and the Everglades, 

 Ten Thousand Islands area, Cape Romano, Estero Bay, Sanibel Island- 

 Charlotte Harbor, Tampa Bay and Pinellas peninsula, Honeymoon Is- 

 land and Hurricane Pass, Homosassa Bay area, Cedar Keys-Suwannee 

 River area, Fenholloway River, Ochlockonee Bay, Dog Island and Dog 

 Island "Reef", Apalichicola-St. Vincent Island area, Cape San Bias 

 and St. Joseph Spit area, Panama City area, Choctawhatchee Bay and 

 Santa Rose Island, Pensacola Bay, Perdido Bay. 



Alabama : Perdido Bay, Mobile Bay. 



Mississippi : Horn Island, Gulfport-Ship Island, Cat Island. 



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