50272-101 



REPORT DOCUMENTATION 

 PAGE 



1. REPORT NO. 



FWS/OBS-78/10 



4. Title and Subtitle 



An Ecological Characterization Study of the Chenier Plain 

 Coastal Ecosystems of Louisiana and Texas. Volume II -Appendi; 



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7. Author(s) 



James G. Gosselink, Carroll L. Cordes (USFWS), and John W . Par s 



9. Performing Organization Name and Address (USFWS) 



Center for Wetland Resources 

 Louisiana State University 

 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 



3. Recipient's Accession No. 



5. Report Date 



August 1979 



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8. Performing Organization Rept. No. 



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10. Project/Task/Work Unit No. 



11. Contract(C) or Grant(G) No. 



(C) 



(G) 



12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 

 Fish and Wildlife Service 

 U.S. Department of the Interior 

 Slide!! , Louisiana 70458 



gri(J 13. Type of Report & Period Covered 



Office of Research & Development 

 U.S. Environmental Protection 

 Agency 



14. 



15. Supplementary Notes 



16. Abstract (Limit: 200 words) 



Basic data sources are listed separately for geology, hydrology, meteorology, chemistry, 

 socioeconomics, impact analysis and eight biological categories. Production figures are 

 presented for oil and gas, agriculture, fisheries, and fur trapping. Waterfowl species, 

 shrubs and other plants, representative vertebrates and benthos, zooplankton, and land 

 birds are listed for the appropriate habitats of the Chenier Plain. Hydrological data 

 include phosphorus loading rates, water discharges, and habitat change matrixes for each 

 basin. 



17. Document Analysis a. Descriptors 



Ecology, Hydrology, Production, Aquatic Biology 



b. Identifiers/Open-Ended Terms 



c. COSATI Field/Group 0603, 0606 



18. Availability Statement 



Unlimited 



19. Security Class (This Report) 



20. Security Class (This Page) 



21. No. of Pages 



407 



22. Price 



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