CONTENTS 

 FIGURES-Continued 



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2 Schematic cross-sectional profile of north Padre Island 



and some dominant plants of major communities (vicinity 



of Ranger Station, Padre Island National Seashore) 12 



3 New dune ridge forming naturally on the unplanted 



control area, a site without a natural dune similar 



to the planted dune sites. It has been monitored 



since 1975 1^ 



4 Location of north Padre Island experimental plantings 16 



5 (Top) The seaward face of 366-meter bitter panicum 



dune (11 Sept. 1980) following Hurricane Allen. 



(Bottom) Breach (46 meters) in the 335-meter bitter 



panicum dune created by Hurricane Allen 1" 



6 (Top) Sand carried by hurricane waves between or through 



breached dunes and deposited on inland vegetation. 



(Bottom) Hummock dunes growing in front of the study 



dunes, which were later removed by Hurricane Allen 20 



7 (Top) Beach vegetation on pedestrian beach in May 1980. 



(Bottom) Pedestrian segment of the beach after Hurricane 



Allen in August 1980 21 



Cross-sectional beach and foredune profiles for the 

 unplanted natural area 



Cross-sectional beach and foredune profiles for the 



366-meter sea oats dune. 



13 Longitudinal profiles along dune crests for experimental 



dunes and the unplanted control area 



14 Cross-sectional beach and foredune profiles for existing 



natural dunes 



15 The bitter panicum dune (366 meters) in August 1980 



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10 Cross-sectional beach and foredune profiles for the 



dune-width extension dune 2-> 



11 Cross-sectional beach and foredune profiles for the 



335-meter bitter panicum dune 26 



12 Cross-sectional beach and foredune profiles for the 



366-meter bitter panicum dune 



showing a vertical cliff caused by Hurricane Allen 



