813 



Hill, G. W. , and R. E. Hunter. 1973. Burrows of the ghost crab 

 Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius) on the barrier islands, south-central 

 Texas coast. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 43(1) :24-30. 



Data are presented on the shape, diameter, length, orientation, 

 and area! density of the burrows of the grapsoid crab on Texas 

 barrier islands. These data are used to define subenvironments of 

 the beach and foredune ridge. 



814 



Kier, R. S., W. A. White, and W. L. Fisher. 1974. Establishment of 

 operational guidelines for Texas coastal zone management. Resource 

 capability units II: land resources of the Coastal Bend region, 

 Texas. University of Texas at Austin, Division of Natural Re- 

 sources and Environment. 281 pp. 



This report contains data on geology, soils, and substrate, 

 biology, hydrology, physical properties, chemistry, and natural 

 processes for the following types of land units: coastal plain, 

 active floodplain, barrier island, biologic system, manmade sys- 

 tem, and bay, lagoon, and estuary system. 



815 

 *LeBlanc, R. J., and W. D. Hodgson. 1959. Origin and development of 

 the Texas shoreline. Pages 57-101 i_n Second Coastal Geography 

 Conference. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 



Two types of Texas shorelines are discussed: the Gulf shoreline 

 which is the seaward edge of the barrier islands and deltaic 

 plains; and the bay shoreline which lies at the edge of the main- 

 land and behind the barrier islands. 



816 



Mclntire, W. G. , and C. Ho. 1969. Development of barrier island 

 lagoons: western Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana State University, 

 Coastal Studies Institute, Technical Report No. 92. 14 pp. 



Deals with the origin, development, and evolution of barrier 

 island lagoons. 



817 

 *Moffett, A. W. 1967. The shrimp fishery in Texas. Texas Parks and 

 Wildlife Department, Bulletin 50. 36 pp. 



This bulletin indicates that the life histories of all Texas 

 commercial shrimps are similar. In general, the young, hatched in 

 the Gulf of Mexico, are carried by on-shore water movements to the 

 shallow estuaries and coastal lagoons, where they feed, grow rap- 

 idly and ultimately return to the Gulf spawning grounds. 



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