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Comparison Between Plants of Desert Dunes, Extreme Desert, and Coastal Dunes

1996
The principal differences between the plants of desert and coastal dune areas are that in many coastal dune systems, plants have to withstand the stresses of salt-spray and inundation by sea water in addition to that of sand mobility (Costing and Billings 1942; Boyce 1954; Barbour et al. 1973, 1985; Chapman 1976).
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Eolian Sand Sheets of Peruvian Coastal Desert: ABSTRACT

AAPG Bulletin, 1970
Gemini color photographs of the Peruvian coast reveal fan-shaped patterns of eolian sand sheets emanating from small bays and extending inland 20-40 km. The sand sheets are spaced at regular intervals, and each comprises a distinct sand-distribution system with recognizable components.
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Mariculture on land—A system for biofuel farming in coastal deserts

Biomass, 1981
Abstract A system for biofuel farming in coastal deserts is presently under investigation in a cooperative European project. The biomass production is based on seawater which is pumped through shallow artificial ponds. Due to the high productivity of phytoplankton, easy fermentation to methane, and complete recycling of mineral nutrients, the net ...
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AN OUTPOST FOR DESERT BIRDS ON THE COASTAL SLOPE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Western Birds, 2011
Aguanga, California, is located on the Pacific slope of Riverside County and has no direct connection to the Colorado Desert. However, isolated populations of birds associated with the desert occur in the arid shrublands surrounding this small community.
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Geography of Coastal Deserts

Geographical Review, 1967
Robert M. Glendinning, Peveril Meigs
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Fog capture and utilization in the coastal peruvian desert

1997
The research aims at testing the sustainable use of the "Lomas ecosystem", a natural resource of the Peruvian coastal desert, using the only available water resource: fog water.
FALCIAI, MARIO, BRESCI, ELENA
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Potential pollinosis in a desert and a coastal city

Journal of Allergy, 1944
R.W. Lamson, H. McMichael, M. Stickler
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Landscape degradation in the Jazan coastal desert: Understanding the impact of human activities

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023
Omar A Alharbi, Nelson Rangel-Buitrago
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Geography of Coastal Deserts

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 1969
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Contrasting hydrological response of coastal and desert biocrusts

Hydrological Processes, 2012
Giora J. Kidron, Burkhard Büdel
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