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Index

A Brief History of Sapelo Island

• GEOLOGY
• THE INDIANS
• THE SPANISH
• THE BRITISH
• THE FRENCH
• THOMAS SPALDING
• HOWARD COFFIN
• RICHARD J. REYNOLDS
• MARINE INSTITUTE

Areas of Special Interest

• THE CONTINENTAL SHELF/NEARSHORE
• THE ISLAND’S SEAWARD MARGIN
  • THE BEACHES
  • RACCOON BLUFF – A RELICT BEACH
  • THE DUNES

THE ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT

• DOBOY SOUND
• THE DUPLIN RIVER
• THE SMALLER TIDAL CREEKS
• THE SALTMARSH

THE ISLAND

• THE FORESTS
• THE DUCKPOND AREA
• THE GRASSLANDS
• MAN-MADE MODIFICATIONS
• THE BIRDS
• THE R.J. REYNOLDS WILDLIFE REFUGE
• THE SAPELO ISLAND NATIONAL ESTUARINE SANCTUARY

Appendix: THE SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS OF THE MARINE INSTITUTE

• AN HISTORICAL OVER-VIEW OF RESEARCH AT THE MARINE INSTITUTUTE
• RESIDENT FACULTY
• NON-RESIDENT RESEARCHERS
• The GCE-LTER PROGRAM

List of Figures and Photographs