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Amphibians 26 



FreshwateT Fishes 27 



Plants 27 



REFERENCES 28 



SOURCES OF MAPPED INFORMATION 34 



SOCIOECONOMICS 41 



INTRODUCTION 41 



LAND USE AND LAND COVER 41 



MARINE AND ESTUARINE SANCTUARIES 43 



NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES 43 



STATE PARKS 44 



STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS 45 



WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 45 



NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS 45 



NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY SANCTUARY 47 



INTENSIVELY USED RECREATIONAL BEACHES 47 



CHARTER BOAT AND HEAD BOAT SERVICE 48 



PERMITTED ARTIFICIAL FISHING REEFS 52 



PUBLIC FISHING PIERS, PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS AND MARINAS 52 



BARRIER ISLANDS AND SPITS 53 



POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 55 



SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS AND ONSHORE DISPOSAL SITES 56 



MAN-MADE LAND 57 



NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 57 



ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES 65 



NAVIGATION CHANNELS 67 



DREDGE SPOIL DISPOSAL AREAS 67 



OFFSHORE OBSTRUCTIONS AND STRUCTURES 69 



REFERENCES 71 



SOURCES OF MAPPED INFORMATION 77 



SOILS AND LANDFORMS 82 



INTRODUCTION 82 



REGIONAL SOILS AND LANDFORMS 82 



EROSION AND ACCRETION 88 



GEOLOGIC FAULTS 98 



ACTIVE DUNES 100 



REFERENCES 102 



SOURCES OF MAPPED INFORMATION 104 



OIL, GAS, AND MINERALS 107 



INTRODUCTION 107 



OIL AND GAS 107 



CLAY 116 



SAND AND GRAVEL 117 



REFERENCES 124 



SOURCES OF MAPPED INFORMATION 128 



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