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Fort Macon State Park and surrounding area showing the nourished 
beachsarearands thespipelanen route) mi. go eller vonlcle alucmte test etna ean LO 
Sediments coming from the diffuser head at the beach end of 
ND weyoesinya, 6 6 6 oo 6 of ao ood G0 6 600 GMS 0 oO 016 Oo OF oo Q) Abd 
Upper beach at Fort Macon showing the high proportion of fossil shell 
material present on the postnourishment beach ............ 18 
The beach at Fort Macon showing the balls of clay deposited during 
nourishment with materials dredged from Morehead City Harbor .... 18 
Average number of macrofaunal species collected per sampling effort 
usi#ngavardoussamplaneadevtcesiel. e-auc sao Cali ileel iijmct aur es | 20 
Average number of macrofaunal organisms collected per sampling 
effontusineavartoussampling devices...) sytiepeticttleeiies sbi) .-) een. 620 
Measures of macrofaunal community structure per sampling effort 
using various samplanpedevacesn) sills) ce meinem em re moiten-n tanto n er cua 
Components of possible spatial variation in macrofaunal 
distri buttons onkalsandysheach= ey i su mam-anene oly fon te) Eel moteyi-| en iaemnen =) 22 
Air temperatures at Fort Macon and Emerald Isle beaches, January 
NOy7, to September 19.78 wires Meaycah ange TAR cate ceo eee a) Pee ae eeeuer en © 20 
Water temperatures at Fort Macon and Emerald Isle beaches, January 
OV ptOuSeptember ALQ7Sin ado RT EE canals SeDk ae 4h ceicoes faked depart =. 20 
Annual pattern of ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) abundance at 
Fort Macone Januanyal O7jatonAucuct 1978) uuu) eta vel sel Sen a-ye-) beens pene | e2O 
Ghost crab densities at Fort Macon as they correspond with 
atin temperature <3, A GAR we A 6 aL ey SG. lees AMS tearenick eng NN eee © 22 
Densities of A. ertbrartus, 0. ocellatus, and 0. quadrata in the surf 
zone at Fort Macon, January 1977 to August 1978 ........... 3il 
Emerita talpotda population densities along three segments of beach 
during the nourishment period, December 1977 to March 1978 ..... 35 
Average Shannon-Weaver Species Diversity on three segments of beach 
during the nourishment period, December 1977 to March 1O7S CL. Bena. 36 
Seasonal variation in the density of £. talpotda populations at the 
nourishment beach at Fort Macon, June 1977 to August 1978, and the 
comparison beach at Emerald Isle, September 1977 to August 1978. . . 39 
