ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Many individuals and organizations 

 contributed significantly to the creation 

 of this publication. Most notable was 

 Eric Heald who worked extensively with us 

 on the manuscript and contributed unpub- 

 lished data. We thank Jeffrey Carlton, 

 Edward Conner, Roy R. Lewis, III, Ariel 

 Lugo, Larry Narcisse, Steven Macko, Aaron 

 Mills, Michael Robblee, Martin Roessler, 

 Samuel Snedaker, Durbin Tabb, Mike Wein- 

 stein, and Joseph Zieman for information 

 and helpful advice. 



The draft manuscript was reviewed for 

 its scientific content by Armando de la 

 Cruz, Thomas Savage, James Kushlan (bird 

 section), and James P. Ray. Each of these 



individuals provided information as well 

 as critical comments. We particularly 

 appreciate the unselfish help of Ken Adams 

 and the staff of the National Coastal Eco- 

 systems Team of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service. Janet Ryan spent many hours typ- 

 ing the manuscript. 



Factual errors and faulty conclu- 

 sions are the sole responsibility of the 

 authors. Carole Mclvor has taken primary 

 responsibility for Chapter 7, Tom Smith 

 for Chapters 8, 9, and 10, and Bill Odum 

 for the remainder of the publication. 

 Unless otherwise noted, photographs, 

 figures, and the cover were produced by 

 the authors. 



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