50272-101 



REPORT DOCUMENTATION 

 PAGE 



1. REPORT NO. 



' FWS/OBS-83/14 



3. Recipient's Accession No. 



4. Title and Subtitle 



Florida Coastal Ecological Characterization: A Socioeconomic 

 Study of the Southwestern Region 



5. Report Date 



August 1983 



7. Author(s) 



Carolyn 0. French and John W. Parsons (eds.) 



8. Performing Organization Rept. No. 



9. Performing Organization Name and Address 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 1010 Cause Blvd. 

 Slidell, LA 70458 



10. Project/Task/Work Unit No. 



11. Confract(C) or Grant(G) No. 



(C) 



(G) 



12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 



Mineral Management Service 

 Washington, D.C. 20240 



and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi 

 Washington, D.C. 20240 



13. Type of Report & Period Covered 



c; 



14. 



15. Supplementary Notes 



16. Abstract (Limit: 200 words) 



Data are compiled from existing sources on the social and economic characteristics of the 

 southwestern coastal region of Florida, which is made up of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, 

 Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties. Described are 

 the components and interrelationships among complex processes that include population and 

 demographics characteristics, mineral production, multiple-use conflicts, recreation and 



,1 production, sport and commercial fishing, transportation, industrial 



Energetics models 



tourism, agricultural . , 



and residential development, and environmental issues and regulations. 



of socioeconomic systems are also presented. 



The report consists of one volume of text and three volumes that contain the data appendix, 



17. Document Analysis a. Descriptors 



Socioeconomic status, demography, land development, fisheries, transportation, models, 

 agriculture, mineral resources, recreation 



b. Identifiers/Open-Ended Terms 



Southwestern Florida 



e. COSATI Field/Group 



18. Availability Statement 



Unlimited 



19. Security Class (This Report) 



Unclassified 



20. Security Class (This Page) 



Unclassified 



21. No. o( Pages 



333,294,359,195 



22. Price 



(See ANSI-Z39.18) 



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OPTIONAL FORM 272 (4-77) 

 (Formerly NTIS-35) 

 Department of Commerce 



