PREFACE 



The purpose of the Alabama coastal ecological characterization atlas 

 study is to provide information concerning the biological, physical, and 

 social conditions in coastal Alabama, specifically, Mobile and Baldwin 

 Counties, Alabama. The atlas consists of composite overlay topic information 

 provided on 1 : 100,000-scale base maps. There are six base maps with five 

 main subject maps, making a total of thirty maps. A narrative accompanying 

 the maps discusses the mapped topics. This study is one of a series of 

 characterizations of coastal ecosystems produced by the U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service to provide coastal planning and management personnel with 

 information relative to coastal ecology. 



Information on endangered and threatened species in the Biological 

 Resources section has been updated to reflect their Federal status as of June 

 1985. 



This project was conducted under Contract FWS 14-16-0009-81-062. 

 Funding was provided by the Bureau of Land Management (Minerals Management 

 Service) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 



Any questions regarding this publication should be directed to: 



Information Transfer Specialist 

 National Coastal Ecosystems Team 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 NASA-SI i del 1 Computer Complex 

 1010 Gause Boulevard 

 SI i dell , Louisiana 70458 



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