CONTENTS 



Page 

 CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (Si) 6 



GLOSSARY OF BIOLOGICAL TERMS 7 



I INTRODUCTION 9 



II BEACH AND NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT 9 



IV 



1. Beach Zone 



11 



2. Surf Zone ^^ 



3. Nearshore Zone ■'-■'- 



III BEACH AND NEARSHORE ORGANISMS ^^ 



1. Epifauna ^^ 



2. Endofauna 12 



3. Interstitial Fauna ^2 



ADAPTATION OF BEACH AND NEARSHORE FAUNA 12 



V FEEDING STRATEGY 



13 



VI SAMPLING THE BEACHES AND NEARSHORE 13 



1. Sampling Methods 13 



2. Sampling Plans 13 



3. Sampling Quality Assurance and Control 17 



A. Population Analysis 18 



5. Manpower Requirements 1° 



VII EFFECTS OF BEACH NOURISHMENT 19 



1. Physical Effects 19 



2. Effects on Benthic Communities 19 



3. Effects on Motile Animals 20 



4. Effects on Corals 21 



5. Effects on Sea Turtles 21 



6. Water and Sediment Quality 22 



VIII FAUNAL RECOVERY OF N0URISHI5ENT SITES 23 



1. Benthic Communities 23 



2. Motile Animals 24 



3. Corals 24 



4. Sea Turtles 24 



IX EFFECTS ON BORROWING 24 



1. Physical Effects 25 



2. Effects on Benthic Communities 25 



3. Effects on Motile Animals 26 



4. Effects on Corals 27 



5. Effects on Sea Turtles 28 



6. Water and Sediment Quality 28 



