PREFACE 



This collection of selected references is published to assist 

 engineers and scientists in ecological research and in the planning and 

 preparation of related engineering reports. The work was carried out 

 under the coastal ecology research program of the U.S. Army Coastal 

 Engineering Research Center (CERC) . 



These references were compiled as part of a predredging study at 

 Sand Key and Treasure Island, Florida, by Mr. Carl H. Saloman, Fishery 

 Biologist of the Gulf Coastal Fisheries Center, National Marine 

 Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

 under Interservice Agreements No. 71-18, 72-33, and 73-27 with CERC. 



Mr. Robert M. Yancey, Chief, Ecology Branch, Research Division was 

 the CERC contract monitor for this report. 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th 

 Congress, approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 

 88th Congress, approved 7 November 1963. 



JAMES L. TRAYERSy 



Colonel, Corps^f Engineers 



Commander and Director 



