CONTENTS 



I INTRODUCTION . o ...... ..o ...... . 



1. General .... ............ . 



2o Origin .................. 



3. Climate . o.,.. ... .... ... . 



4. History .'. ..o... 



5. Floristic Composition ... 



6. Plant Succession and Climax ... ... < 



7. Environmental Factors Governing Floristic 

 Composition and Distribution ...... 



II PROCEDURE , . . 



1. Floristics ... ........... . 



2. Vegetational Studies .......... . 



Ill RESULTS ..... ..... c 



1. Floristics ................ 



2. Vegetational Studies ........... 



IV DISCUSSION 



1. Floristics ................ 



2. Vegetational Studies ........... 



LITERATURE CITED ....... . . . 



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1 Duck Field Research Facility floristics list . . 



2 Foredune community .„..„..„....... 



3 Oceanside intershrub community ..... 



4 Oceanside shrub community ........ 



5 Planted American beachgrass community . . 



6 Sandgrass-buttonweed community . . . . o 



7 Low dune grass community ........ 



8 Sound-side shrub community ....... 



9 Planted bitter panicum community .... 

 10 Sound-side disturbed community ..... 



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