Benthic samples were collected on a 1-mi grid from Copano Bay, Texas, in March and April, 1976. Seventy-four molluscan species, including 33 pelecypods, 40 gastropods, and 1 scaphopod were taken from 93 stations in Copano Bay.

Land and water resources have been analyzed in the Corpus Christi area--Aransas, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties along the central Texas coast. The city and port of Corpus Christi compose the largest metropolitan center in the area.

Sequential shoreline monitoring, using vintage chans and aerial photographs, documents temporal and spatial variations in historical Gulf shoreline changes.

The Texas Coastal Zone is marked by diversity in geography, resources, climate, and industry.

The Texas Coastal Zone is marked by diversity in geography, resources, climate, and industry.

Disposal and temporary surface storage of spent geothermal fluids and surface subsidence and faulting are the major environmental problems that could arise from geopressured geothermal water production.

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Goliad, Refugio, and Calhoun Counties and parts of Karnes, De Witt, Victoria, Jackson, Matagorda, Aransas, San Patricio, Bee, and Live Oak Counties. The 4-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.

Knowledge of the regional sand distribution and its relationship to formation temperature and pressure is a preliminary step in evaluating the geothermal resources of the Frio Formation.

The Texas Coastal Zone is marked by diversity in geography, resources, climate, and industry.