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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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