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A Biological Investigation Of The Caloosahatchee Estuary Of Florida, Gordon Gunter, Gordon E. Hall
A Biological Investigation Of The Caloosahatchee Estuary Of Florida, Gordon Gunter, Gordon E. Hall
Gulf and Caribbean Research
A biological sampling program in the lower Caloosahatchee River and Estuary by District and consultant biologists was authorized by the Office, Chief of Engineers on 7 May 1957. This survey of the effects of Lake Okeechobee discharge and local runoff through the Caloosahatchee River on the fishes and animals of this Gulf estuary was a continuation of a previously authorized study of Lake releases to the Atlantic Coast (Gunter, 1959).
Scope and purpose of this work was to: (a) Review the history of the Caloosahatchee River and analyze the problems concerned with discharges into the Estuary; (b) present biological data …