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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We thank Duwayne A. Meeter and Richard 

 Gurnee for their advice concerning the statistical 

 applications in this study. Thanks are also due to 

 Robert C. Harriss and his staff at the Edward 

 Ball Marine Laboratory (Florida State Univer- 

 sity) for the use of various support facilities. The 

 authors also acknowledge Glenn C. Woodsum and 

 J. Elton Jernigan for their help with the compu- 

 ter programs used in this study. Many students 

 have also helped in the field, and are acknowl- 

 edged for their interest in this project. Much of 

 the field collections was funded by grants from 

 NOAA Office of Sea Grant, U.S. Department of 

 Commerce (Grant Number 04-3-158-43), and the 

 Board of County Commissioners of Franklin 

 County, Fla. Data analysis was supported by EPA 

 Program Element #1 BA025 under Grant 

 Number R-803339. 



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