FWS/OBS-81/55 

 March 1982 



THE ECOLOGY OF NEW ENGLAND HIGH SALT MARSHES: 

 A Cotrmunity Profile 



by 



Scott W. Nixon 

 Graduate School of Oceanography 

 University of Rhode Island 

 Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 



Project Officers 



Wiley M. Kitchens 



Edward C. Pendleton 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



1010 Cause Boulevard 



Slidell, Louisiana 70458 



Prepared for 

 National Coastal Ecosystems Team 

 Office of Biological Services 

 Fish and Wildlife Service 

 U.S. Department of the Interior 

 Washington, D.C. 20240 



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