FWS/OBS-81/01 

 March 1982 



THE ECOLOGY OF 

 NEW ENGLAND TIDAL FLATS: 

 A Community Profile 



by 



Robert B. Whitlatch 



University of Connecticut 



Department of Marine Sciences 



Marine Research Laboratory 



Noank, Connecticut 06340 



Project Officer 



Martha W. Young 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



1010 Gause Boulevard 



Slidell, Louisiana 70458 



Performed for 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



Office of Biological Services 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



U.S. Department of the Interior 



Washington, D.C. 20240 



