A Field Guide to Jekyll Island

by H. E. Taylor Schoettle

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A FIELD GUIDE TO
JEKYLL ISLAND

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written by
H.E. TAYLOR SCHOETTLE
illustrated by
CAROL JOHNSON

Marine Extension Service
The University of Georgia

 

design and type layout by
Charlotte Ingram
Georgia Sea Grant College Program

 

edited by

Dr. James L. Harding, Director
Dr. David Gillespie, Director of Education
Marine Extension Service

Carolyn Meeks and Reita Rivers
Georgia Sea Grant College Program

typeset and printed by
The University of Georgia Printing Department, Athens, Georgia

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to recognize the staff of the Coastal Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources (Brunswick) for their guidance and contributions toward this effort. I want to thank Mr. Will Hon of The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service at Skidaway and Dr. Mac Rawson of The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service at Brunswick for their direction and helpful suggestions.

This work was supported by Grant Number NA80AA-D-00091 from the Office of Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce (Project Number E/MS-1).

 

LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1	Map of Jekyll Island	inside front cover
Figure 2	Eight Major Barrier Islands	iii
Figure 3	Georgia Bight	2
Figure 4	Pleistocene and Holocene Islands	4
Figure 5	Recurved Spit	6
Figure 6	Inlet Shoal System	7
Figure 7	Profile of an Ocean Beach	8
Figure 8	Changing Beach Profile	9
Figure 9	Profile of a Salt Marsh	12
Figure 10	Study Areas on Jekyll Island	10
Figure 11	Wind-Shorn Trees	16
Figure 12	Limb with Buds	17
Figure 13	Profile of North Jekyll Beach	22

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CONTENTS

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Map of Jekyll Island inside front cover
Introduction		1
Physical Setting		3
Geology		5
Ecology		8
Ocean Beach 8
Salt Marsh 11
Maritime Forest 13
Freshwater Slough 13
Study Areas
Map of Study Areas 14
List of Study Areas and Their Location 15
References
Appendix A:	Illustrations and Descriptions
	Identifying Local
	Plants and Invertebrates	26
Appendix B:	Personal Safety	45
Appendix C:	Book List	46
Appendix D:	References Cited in Text	47