Session: The Gulf of Mexico—Past, Present, and Future: Relating Ecology to Geology (Posters) (2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7

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RAPID CHANGES IN ESTUARY EVOLUTION WITHIN CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, TEXAS, USA

SIMMS, Alexander R., Earth Sciences, Rice Univ, 6100 S. Main MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, ANDERSON, John B., Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B., Geological Sciences, Univ Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338 and TAVIANI, Marco, ISMAR-Marine Geology Division, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, arsimms@rice.edu, arsimms@rice.edu

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INCISED-VALLEY FILL PARASEQUENCE FORMATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ESTUARINE EVOLUTION: GALVESTON ESTUARY, TEXAS

RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B.¹, ANDERSON, John B.² and SIMMS, Alexander R.², (1)Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, arodrigu@bama.ua.edu, arodrigu@bama.ua.edu

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RAPID FLOODING AND DRAMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN EAST TEXAS/WEST LOUISIANA BAYS DURING THE LATE HOLOCENE

MILLIKEN, K.T.¹, ANDERSON, J.B.¹ and RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B.², (1)Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main St. MS 126, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, ktramp@rice.edu, ktramp@rice.edu

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HOLOCENE DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY IN TWO FLORIDA GULF COAST ESTUARIES: TAMPA BAY AND CHARLOTTE HARBOR

BROOKS, Gregg R.¹, LARSON, Rebekka A.¹, EDGAR, Terry², PIERCE, Richard H³, WETZEL, Dana³, HOLMES, Charles W.² and HENRY, Mike³, (1)Marine Science, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (2)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, USGS, 600 4th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (3)Mote Marine Lab, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34236, brooksgr@eckerd.edu, brooksgr@eckerd.edu

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ANTECEDENT TOPOGRAPHY AND LOCAL GEOLOGIC AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES CONTRIBUTE TO A UNIQUE ESTUARINE HARDBOTTOM COMMUNITY: TAMPA BAY, FL

DUNCAN, David S.¹, BARBER, Bruce J.¹, BROOKS, Gregg R.¹, USLE, Heather M.¹, GORMAN, Quinn E.¹, DRECHSEL, Jessie A.¹, CUBA, Tom² and HANSEN, Mark³, (1)Marine Science, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (2)Delta Seven Inc, P O Box 3241, St. Petersburg, FL 33731, (3)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, USGS, 600 4th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, duncands@eckerd.edu, duncands@eckerd.edu

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USE OF CHIRP SEISMIC DATA IN DETERMINING SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN HOLOCENE INFILL OF ISOLATED BASINS WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH BAY, FLORIDA

MURPHY, Kathryn E.¹, DUNCAN, David S.¹, BROOKS, Gregg R.¹, WALLACE, Leslie E.¹, MULLEN, John L.¹ and HANSEN, Mark², (1)Marine Science, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (2)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, USGS, 600 4th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, murphyke@eckerd.edu, murphyke@eckerd.edu

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SEDIMENTARY ARCHITECTURE OF TAMPA BAY, FL: A COMPLEX INFILLING HISTORY

LARSON, Rebekka A.¹, BROOKS, Gregg R.¹ and EDGAR, Terry², (1)Marine Science, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (2)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, USGS, 600 4th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, larsonra@eckerd.edu, larsonra@eckerd.edu

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SLOW ENERGY, FAST TRANSGRESSIONS: STATUS OF KNOWLEDGE IN FLORIDA'S BIG BEND

RAABE, Ellen A., US Geol Survey, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, eraabe@usgs.gov, eraabe@usgs.gov

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THE MIXED SILICICLASTIC/CARBONATE INNER SHELF OFF WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA

LOCKER, Stanley D. and HINE, Albert C., College of Marine Science, Univ of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, stan@seas.marine.usf.edu, stan@seas.marine.usf.edu

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THE PHYSIOGRAPHY AND PREDICTED FACIES OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AND UPPER CONTINENTAL SLOPE OF THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FROM MULTIBEAM MAPPING

GARDNER, James V., Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, Univ of New Hampshire, 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824, MAYER, Larry A., Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, Univ of New Hampshire, 24 Colovos Rd, Durham, NH 03824, HUGHES CLARKE, John E., Ocean Mapping Group, Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Univ of New Brunswick, Fredericton, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada and DARTNELL, Peter, Coastal and Marine Geology, US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jim.gardner@unh.edu, jim.gardner@unh.edu

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PULLEY RIDGE: THE US'S DEEPEST HERMATYPIC CORAL REEF?

HALLEY, Robert B.¹, HINE, Albert C.², JARRETT, Bret D.², TWICHELL, David C., Jr³, NAAR, David F.² and DENNIS, George D.⁴, (1)USGS, 600 4th St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)College of Marine Science, Univeristy of South Florida, 740 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 337091, (3)USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Team, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598, (4)U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th St, Vero Beach, FL 32962, rhalley@usgs.gov, rhalley@usgs.gov

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LANDSCAPE MODIFICATION AND SEDIMENT MIXING BY RED GROUPER AND OTHER FISH ON THE WEST FLORIDA SHELF

SCANLON, Kathryn M.¹, COLEMAN, Felicia C.², KOENIG, Christopher C.², TWICHELL, David C., Jr¹ and HALLEY, Robert B.³, (1)US Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (3)US Geol Survey, 600 4th St S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4802, kscanlon@usgs.gov, kscanlon@usgs.gov

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LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE GEOLOGIC HISTORY AND FRAMEWORK OF THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA COASTS AND SHELF, NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO

KINDINGER, Jack L.¹, FLOCKS, James G.¹ and FERINA, Nicholas F.², (1)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, US Geol Survey, 600 Fourth Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, ETI (Contract to USGS), 600 Fourth Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, jkindinger@usgs.gov, jkindinger@usgs.gov

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HOLOCENE GEOLOGY, SEDIMENTARY FRAMEWORK AND SHORELINE CHANGE OF THE LOUISIANA DELTA PLAIN COAST AND INNER SHELF

WILLIAMS, S. Jeffress¹, PENLAND, Shea², KULP, Mark², KINDINGER, Jack³ and FLOCKS, James³, (1)Coastal-Marine Geology Program, U. S. Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02540, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, (3)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U.S. Geol Survey, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, jwilliams@usgs.gov, jwilliams@usgs.gov

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UNDERSTANDING THE SHALLOW STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE OF THE LOUISIANA COASTAL ZONE: THE KEY TO IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR SHORELINE STABILIZATION

FLOCKS, James¹, KULP, Mark², FERINA, Nicholas¹, DREHER, Chandra², FITZGERALD, Duncan³, KINDINGER, Jack⁴ and PENLAND, Shea², (1)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, ME 02215, (4)Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U.S. Geol Survey, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, jflocks@usgs.gov, jflocks@usgs.gov

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REVIEW OF RECENT DEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES ON THE MISSISSIPPI FAN, GULF OF MEXICO

TWICHELL, David C., Jr, US Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598, SCHWAB, William C., Coastal and Marine Geology Team, U.S. Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and KENYON, Neal, Challenger Division for Seafloor Processes, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Empress Dock, Southampton, United Kingdom, dtwichell@usgs.gov, dtwichell@usgs.gov

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RECORD OF THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON FROM GULF OF MEXICO SEDIMENT CORES

POORE, Richard Z., U. S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, PAVICH, Milan J., USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and GRISSINO-MAYER, H.D., Dept. of Geography, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, rpoore@usgs.gov, rpoore@usgs.gov

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HYPOXIA HOT SPOTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI BIGHT

BRUNNER, Charlotte A., Department of Marine Science, Univ of Southern Mississippi, 1020 Balch Blvd, John C. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, BEALL, Jennifer, Louisiana Department of Nat Rscs, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 and FURUKAWA, Yoko, Naval Rsch Lab, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, Charlotte.Brunner@usm.edu, Charlotte.Brunner@usm.edu

2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

T41. The Gulf of Mexico—Past, Present, and Future: Relating Ecology to Geology (Posters)