CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



The coast 2 



Dimensions 3 



Mangroves 48 



Tidal marshes 48 



Submerged vegetation 48 



Measurement of vegetated areas 51 



Geology 52 



Stream discharge 54 



Water temperature 55 



Salinity 82 



Oysters and clams 83 



Artificial fishing reefs 87 



Population 88 



Economic development 91 



Pollution 93 



Dredging 116 



Summary 117 



Acknowledgments 121 



Literature cited 121 



Figures 



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1. — The major coastal types of the west coast of Florida 3 



2. — Index map 5 



3.— Map of Florida Bay 6-7 



4.— Map of Ten Thousand Islands 8-9 



5. — Map of Gullivan Bay to Imperial River 10-11 



6. — Map of Estero Bay and Western Caloosahatchee River 12-13 



7. — Map of Caloosahatchee River 14-15 



8. — Map of Peace River Estuary 16 



9. — Map of Northern Pine Island Sound 17 



10. — Map of Charlotte Harbor and Lemon Bay 18-19 



11. — Map of Sarasota Bay and Manatee River 20-21 



12.— Map of Tampa and Boca Ciega Bays 22-23 



13.— Map of Hillsborough and Old Tampa Bays 24-25 



14. — Map of St. Joseph Sound to Weekiwachee River 26-27 



15. — Map of Chassahowitzka and Crystal Bays 28-29 



16. — Map of Suwannee Sound and Waccasassa Bay 30-31 



17. — Map of Deadman Bay and Fenholloway River 32-33 



18. — Map of Apalachee Bay 34-35 



19. — Map of St. George Sound and Eastern Apalachicola Bay 36-37 



20. — Map of Western Apalachicola and St. Joseph Bays 38-39 



21.— Map of St. Andrew Bay 40-41 



22. — Map of Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay 42-43 



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