Reefs and Banks of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: their geological, biological, and physical dynamics

This is a summary of the final report "Reefs and Banks of the Gulf of Mexico: Their Geological, Biological, and Physical Dynamics. The final report is a synthesis of data collected between the fall of 1974 and the summer of 1981. The report is divided into three parts: 1) the regional setting, 2) the geology, hydrology, and biology of the banks based upon the model of the Flower Garden Banks. In Chapter 3 of this summary report we describe certain banks as representative of the various recognized categories.