FWS/OBS-78/9 

 August 1979 



AN ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION STUDY 



OF THE CHEWIER PLAIN COASTAL ECOSYSTEM 



OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS 



VOLUME I 



NARRATIVE REPORT 



James G. Gosselink, Principal Investigator 

 Center for Wetland Resources 



Louisiana State University 

 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 



and 



Carroll L. Cordes 



John W. Parsons 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



NASA Shdell Computer Complex 



Slidell, Louisiana 70458 



This study was conducted 



as part of the Federal 



Interagency Energy/Environment 



Research and Development Program 



Office of Research and Development 



U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



Office of Biological Services 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



U.S. Department of the Interior 



Shdell, Louisiana 70458 



Howard D. Tait 

 Team Leader 



