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Figure 8. Unplanted (control) area (upper photo), 0.5 mile north of 

 1,200-foot sea oats dune, north Padre Island, July 1974; area 

 was barren in 1969 when the sea oats site, also barren, was 

 planted. Bottom photo shows another unplanted area in 

 central Padre Island, July 1973; the naturally reforming dune 

 line, mostly of sea oats hummock dunes, was barren in 1968. 



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