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19 Distribution of the marshes and submergent vegetation in the 



Apalachicola estuary 24 



20 Distribution of oyster bars and sediments in the Apalachicola 



estuary 26 



21 Nutrient/detritus transport mechanisms and long-term fluctuations in 



detrital yield to Apalachicola River flow 28 



22 Regression analysis of microdetri tus and Apalachicola River flow by 



season 31 



23 Average seasonal variation in phytoplankton productivity for the 

 Apalachicola estuary 36 



24 Monthly averages of daily litterfall on intensive transect plots across 



the Apalachicola wetlands 38 



25 Tentative model of microbial interactions with various physical and 

 biological processes in the Apalachicola River estuary 42 



26 Seasonal distribution of total zooplankton biomass in the Apalachicola 

 estuary and associated coastal areas during 1974 45 



27 Summed numerical abundance and number of species of benthic 

 infauna and epibenthic fishes and invertebrates taken in the 



Apalachicola estuary 59 



28 Life cycle of the blue crab along the gulf coast of Florida 65 



29 Average monthly distribution of anchovies in the Apalachicola estuary 



from 1972 through 1979 69 



30 Average monthly distribution of croaker in the Apalachicola estuary 



from 1972 through 1979 70 



31 Average monthly distribution of sand seatrout in the Apalachicola 



estuary from 1972 through 1979 71 



32 Average monthly distribution of spot in the Apalachicola estuary 



from 1972 through 1979 72 



33 Average monthly distribution of penaeid shrimp in the Apalachicola 



estuary from 1972 through 1979 73 



34 Average monthly distribution of blue crabs in the Apalachicola 



estuary from 1972 through 1979 74 



35 Numerical abundance and species richness of invertebrates taken 

 in leaf-litter baskets at various permanent sampling sites in 



the Apalachicola estuary 78 



36 Regression of numbers of species of litter-associated macroinvertebrates 



on salinity at three stations in the Apalachicola estuary 78 



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