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Mean quantities of extractable cations (yg/gm) 
in the soil of Block V by depth and zone . 
Mean percent survival (S), dead (D), and washout (WO) 
in Block V . Pte Aaekta es os |u/sa seq ed ashen ee 
Mean percent survival of each species by zone 
in Block V . 
Percent seed germination of smooth cordgrass seeds 
stored dry and in seawater at 6° Celsius . 
Man-hours required to dig, separate, and transplant 
1,000 plants of each species used in five monthly 
plantings 
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Eroding clay shoreline along the north shore of 
East Bay in Chambers County, Texas . 
Location of Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge 
along the shoreline of East Bay oid 6 
Location of Blocks I through V and smooth cordgrass 
(Spartina alterniflora) seed plot on Anahuac National 
Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas 
A general view of Block IV at low tide . 
A general view of study Block I at low tide 
A general view of study Block II . 
A general view of study Block III 
Three height classes of black mangrove used to 
determine survival relationships between transplant 
height and water depth . 
A temporary wave-stilling device constructed in 
Block IX . 
Water salinity in parts per million (ppm) for samples 
collected ee in See Blocks I oe IV 
during 1974 p : aN ite: Weld eeeete 
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