Alabama Landscapes
Background Information
Geology and Physiographic Regions
Most of the background information came from the Alabama Geological Society field trip guides (http://homepage.mac.com/jpashin/AGS.htm) and the publications of the Alabama Geological Survey (http://www.gsa.state.al.us/). In addition, the following were of great value:
Lacefield, J (2000) Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama Geological Society, p. 1-124.
National Atlas of the United States of America: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
National Map Viewer: http://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/viewer.htm
Sapp,C.D. and Emplaincourt, J. (1975) Physiographic Regions of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Map 168.
Szabo, MW and others (1988) Geologic Map of Alabama. Alabama Geological Survey.
United States Geological Survey, A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html
Natural Resources
Alabama Forest Resources: http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/fpdc/alforest.htmlhttp://www.forestry.state.al.us/publication/pdfs/AnnualReport2004.pdf
Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/main_al.html)
Population and Economy
Statistical Abstract of the United States. http://www.census.gov/statab/
Center for Business and Economic Research.
http://cber.cba.ua.edu/
US Census Bureau. American Community Survey 2003: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2003/ACS/AL.htm
US Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm .
US Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.gov/
Religion
Flynt, JW, 1983, Alabama, in SS Hill (ed), Religion in the Southern States: Macon, Ga, Mercer University Press, p. 5-27.
Kosmin, B., Egon Mayer. American Religious Identification
Survey. http://www.gc.cuny.edu/studies/aris_index.htm .
Rivers
Alabama Rivers Alliance: http://www.alabamarivers.org/facts.htm
Alabama Water Watch Association. Rivers of Alabama. http://www.riversofalabama.org/index.htm
National Atlas of the United States of America: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
National Map Viewer: http://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/viewer.htm
Soils and Vegetation
Auburn University: http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/fpdc/alforest.html)
Mitchell, CC, J C Loerch. 1999 Soils of Alabama. http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0340/ANR-0340.html ANR-340 Revised
National Resource Conservation Service: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/
University of Idaho, The Twelve Soil Orders: Soil Taxonomy.
http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilORDERS/index.htm .
West, TL. (1983) Soils and Landscapes in the Southern region. http://soilphysics.okstate.edu/S257/book/soils/index.html
[Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin #395]. 1983.
Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: http://www.bts.gov/publications
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