INTRODUCTION 



This volume contains a printout of the data base which was used to pre- 

 pare Biological Impacts of Ninor Shoreline Structures on the Coastal Environ- 

 ment: State of the Art Review, Volume I. 



The printout contains information about: 



Information that was related to the above structures and which fell into 

 one of the categories in Table 1 was extracted from the literature and entered 

 into the data base by category. The information in each of the categories is 

 presented either by coastal region or as general information. Information may 

 be traced back to its source by noting the reference number which accompanies 

 each listing and referring to the author reference number index and annotated 

 bibliography. 



It should be noted that the ratings of the references which appear on 

 this printout reflect only a given article's usefulness and applicability to 

 the project and not its scientific validity or excellence. 



This printout served as one means of integrating and organizing the in- 

 formation contained in the literature for purposes of preparing the state of 

 the art review. The data in the printout is a summary of information from 

 each source as it related to the outline in Table 1 and is not inclusive of 

 all information contained in an article. All persons using this volume should 

 refer to the original article for verification of information and to the Vol- 

 ume I. 



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