In April and June 1978 the Gulf of Mexico coast from Sabine Pass to 

 Mobile Bay was surveyed by fixed-wing aircraft to locate waterbird 

 colonies and photographically census incubating great egrets and black 

 skimmers. Techniques and timing of aerial surveys and photography are 

 discussed. Colony locations are mapped and, together with census results 

 and breeding distribution, are compared with survey results from 1976. 



U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1983. Mississippi Sound and Adjacent Areas. 

 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile. 275 pp. 



A detailed environmental and socioeconomic analysis of the study area for 

 use in evaluating various approaches to dredging and disposal of dredging 

 spoils. An initial reconnaissance report was published in March 1979. A 

 final report will be issued at a later date. 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1982. Central Gulf Coast Wetlands, Migra- 

 tory Bird Habitat Preservation Program, Category 9. Atlanta, GA. 103 

 pp. 



This publication identifies 14 coastal wetland areas in Alabama, 



Louisiana and Mississippi selected for preservation as important 



waterfowl habitats. Included in the document are 14 maps of the areas 

 selected and a discussion on each unit. 



Stout, J. P., and M. 

 coastal area. Ala. 



This inventory provides a baseline of extent and composition of wetland 

 habitats as natural resources of the Alabama Coastal Zone. The inventory 

 includes all areas within the Coastal Zone (10-ft contour south of the 

 Battleship Parkway (Hwy 90)). 



Habitats examined include swamps (forested wetlands), marshes, and 

 submersed grassbeds in coastal waters. Both black and white and color 

 infra-red photography taken in September and October, 1979, were used to 

 delineate habitat boundaries and to calculate acreage of each habitat. 

 Plant community descriptions of all habitat types and locations of 

 submersed grassbeds were determined in 1980 by extensive field surveys. 



Wetland distributions and types are portrayed on U.S. Geological Survey 

 topographic maps. Eighteen 7 1/2' quadrangles (1:24,000) and two 15' 

 quadrangles (1:64,000) were used to obtain coverage of the area. 



Stout, J. P., M. J. Lelong, H. M. Dowling, and M. T. Powers. 1982. Wetland 



habitats of the Alabama Coastal Zone. Part III: An inventory of wetland 



habitats of the Mobil e-Tensaw River Delta: Ala. Coast. Area Board, CAB 

 Tech. Report 81-49A 25p. 



A continuation of wetland habitat mapping. The inventory includes those 

 areas north of the Battleship Parkway (Hwy 90). 



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