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A Summary of Findings of the West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Project

USGS Open File Report 01-303

Introduction:
Purpose & Scope
Strategy, Data,
& Products
Study Area Characteristics
Early Geologic History
Coastal/Inner Shelf System
Study Objectives:
Primary Objectives
Study Findings:
Processes
Geologic Template
Infilled Shelf Valleys
Shelf Sedimentary
Cover
Hardbottom Development
Barrier Island Studies
Ramifications
References
Appendices:
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3

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