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McGowen, J. H., C. G. Groat, L. F. Brown, Jr., W. L. Fisher, and A. J. 

 Scott. 1970. Effects of Hurricane Celia--a focus on environmental 

 geologic problems of the Texas coastal zone. University of Texas 

 at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Geological Circular 70-3. 

 35 pp. 



Evaluates effects of Hurricane Celia, with winds of 85-180 mph, 

 on manmade structures and on shoreline itself between Aransas Pass 

 and North Pass and in the back island area of Mustang Island. 



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Milling, M. E., and E. W. Behrens. 1966. Sedimentary structures of 

 beach and dune deposits—Mustang Island, Texas. University of 

 Texas, Publication of the Institute of Marine Science 11:135-148. 



Sedimentary structures of beach and dune deposits on this barrier 

 island were studied in trenches, which exhibited the following 

 stratification: foreshore, backshore, wind-shadow dunes, and the 

 foredune ridge. 



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Moore, R. H. 1976. Reproductive habits and growth of Bufo speciosus 

 on Mustang Island, Texas, with notes on the ecology and reproduc- 

 tion of other anurans. Texas Journal of Science 27(1) : 173-178 . 



This article discusses the occurrence, distribution, and timing 

 of breeding choruses of B_. speciosus and B_. val 1 iceps in relation 

 to rainfall and mean temperature during 1971. 



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 *Riedl , R., and E. A. McMahan. 1974. High energy beaches. Pages 

 180-251 in_H. T. Odum, B. J. Cope! and, and E. A. McMahan, eds. 

 Coastal ecological systems of the United States. Vol. 1. The 

 Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C. 



Describes an ecological system characterized by high energy 

 beaches such as those south of Cape Cod where surging waters are 

 received, filtered, and returned to sea. Examples presented in- 

 clude: Port Aransas, Texas, and Beaufort, North Carolina. 



Padre Island 



850 



Behrens, E. W., and R. L. Watson. 1969. Differential sorting of 

 pelecypod valves in the swash zone. Petrology 39(1 ) : 159-165. 



Differential sorting of right and left valves of pelecypods is 

 discussed with relation to Mustang and Padre Island beaches, 

 Texas. 



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