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I. REPORT NUMBER 



MR 76-10 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO. 



3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NUMBER 



4. TITLE (and Subtitle) 



THE BENTHIC FAUNA AND SEDIMENTS OF THE NEARSHORE 

 ZONE OFF PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 



5. TYPE OF REPORT a PERIOD COVERED 



Miscellaneous Report 



6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER 



7. AUTHORfsJ 



Carl H. Saloman 



8. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBER(e) 



CERC Interservice Support 

 Agreement No. 75-28 



I. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 



National Marine Fisheries Service 



Gulf Fisheries Center, Panama City Laboratory 



Panama City, Florida 32401 



G31266 



1. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERRE-EC) 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



12. REPORT DATE 



August 1976 



13. NUMBER OF PAGES 



7^& p 



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15. SECURITY CLASS, (ol thla report) 



UNCLASSIFIED 



16. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT (ol thle Report) 



Approved for public release, distribution unlimited. 



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18. SUF 'LEMENTARY NOTES 



19. KEY WORDS (Co 



Benthic fauna 

 Hurricane Eloise 

 Nearshore zone 



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Panama City Beach, Florida 

 Surface sediments 



20. ABSTRACT (Continue on reverse side If necessary and identify by block number) 



This study presents basic scientific data on the benthic fauna and surface 

 sediments of the nearshore zone of Panama City Beach, Florida, before resto- 

 ration of the beach, and the results of a study on the effect of Hurricane 

 Eloise on the benthic fauna in the swash zone of Panama City Beach. 



Surface sediments were analyzed for particle-size distribution, percent car- 

 bon, organic carbon and carbonate, and statistical factors. The surface 

 sediments exhibited uniformity over time and location. 



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