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 *Coastal Studies Institute. 1955. A geographical and geological study 

 of the Louisiana coast with emphasis upon establishment of the his- 

 toric shoreline. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 37 pp. 

 + Appendix. 



This report presents an evaluation of the shoreline of Louisiana 

 in light of physical processes which have been modifying it for 

 the past 150 years. 



779 



Gunn, C. R., and J. V. Dennis. 1973. Tropical and temperate strand- 

 ed seeds and fruits from the Gulf of Mexico. University of Texas, 

 Contributions in Marine Science 17:111-121. 



This article discusses the frequent strandings of buoyant tropi- 

 cal seeds and fruits (disseminules) on northern and western Gulf 

 of Mexico beaches, such as Padre Island, Texas; Santa Rosa Island, 

 Florida; northward along the west Texas coast; and along the west- 

 ern coast of Louisiana. 



780 

 *King, K. A., E. L. Flickinger, and H. H. Hildebrand. 1977. The de- 

 cline of brown pelicans on the Louisiana and Texas Gulf coast. 

 Southwest Naturalist 21:417-431. 



This article describes the rapid decline in numbers of brown 

 pelicans found along the Louisiana and Texas coasts. 



781 



Kwon, H. J. 1969. Barrier islands of the northern Gulf of Mexico 

 coast: sediment source and development. Louisiana State Univer- 

 sity Press, Baton Rouge. 51 pp. 



Santa Rosa Island, the Mississippi Sound barrier islands, Boli- 

 var Peninsula, the interdeltaic barrier arc of southeast Texas, 

 and the Mississippi Delta barrier islands are all discussed in re- 

 lation to source of sediments and littoral processes. 



782 

 *Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission. 1971. Cooperative 

 Gulf of Mexico estuarine inventory and study, Louisiana, New 

 Orleans. 2 vols. 



The two volumes cover the entire estuarine area of Louisiana, 

 including the offshore islands. The first volume describes the 



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