TEXAS 



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 ♦Bureau of Economic Geology. Various years. Environmental geologic 

 atlas of the Texas coastal zone. University of Texas at Austin. 

 7 unnumbered volumes. 



An overview (with maps) of the geology, physical properties, en- 

 vironments, biologic assemblages, land use, mineral resources, 

 energy resources, active processes, man-made features, water sys- 

 tems, rainfall, stream discharge, surface salinity, topography, 

 and bathymetry of the entire coastal area of Texas, including the 

 barrier strandplain system. The report consists of seven unnumbered 

 volumes published in the 1970' s: Beaumont-Port Arthur area; Galves- 

 ton-Houston area; Bay City-Freeport area; Port Lavaca area; Corpus 

 Christi area; Kingsville area; and Brownsville-Harlingen area. 



804 



Davis, R. A., Jr. 1971. Beach changes on the central Texas coast 

 associated with Hurricane Fern, September, 1971. University of 

 Texas, Contributions in Marine Sciences No. 16:89-98. 



Deals with erosional effects of Hurricane Fern (1971) on the 

 central Texas barrier island system. Cites rate of storm move- 

 ment as one of most significant factors and concludes that post- 

 storm recovery of the beach is quite slow. 



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 *Diener, R. A. 1975. Cooperative Gulf of Mexico estuarine inventory 

 and study—Texas: area description. National Marine Fisheries 



Service, Circular 393. 129 pp. 



Describes the geology, flora, fauna, and economic development of 

 the Texas estuarine area, including the barrier islands. 



806 



Feray, D. E., D. W. Woodard, B. E. Dahl , and R. L. Baker. 1970. 



The use of grasses for dune stabilization along the Gulf coast with 

 initial emphasis on the Texas coast. Gulf Universities Research 

 Consortium, Final Report, 1969-1970. 73 pp. 



This article discusses effort to establish vegetative cover 

 along Texas barrier islands for storm surge protection. 



807 



Forsyth, B. J., and D. James. 1971. Springtime movements of tran- 

 sient nocturnal ly migrating landbirds in the Gulf Coast Bend region 

 of Texas. Condor 73(2) : 192-207. 



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