Results 251 to 260 of about 10,408 (302)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Coastal dunes with resistant cores
Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2018Hybrid shore protection projects combine hard structures with beaches, sand dunes and vegetation, mimicking the appearance and function of natural landforms. These advantages can also accrue to structures built as primary protection that eventually become covered by sand following natural accretion, artificial nourishment or burial by earth-moving ...
openaire +1 more source
The evolution of coastal sand dunes
Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1972Abstract : Approximately 20 per cent of the coastline of the Highlands (Land lying West and North of the Highland Boundary Fault) excluding islands, is fringed by sand accumulations in the form of dunes, links or machair. Except where sea walls and promenades protect their seaward edge, dunes are intimately linked to beaches, the margin between dune ...
openaire +1 more source
Journal of Arid Environments, 1991
The distinguishing feature of coastal dunes is their connection to the shore. This maritime influence results in most coastal dunefields exhibiting a marked shore-normal gradient of decreasing physical stress and increasing complexity and vegetation cover landwards.
openaire +1 more source
The distinguishing feature of coastal dunes is their connection to the shore. This maritime influence results in most coastal dunefields exhibiting a marked shore-normal gradient of decreasing physical stress and increasing complexity and vegetation cover landwards.
openaire +1 more source
Coastal Dune Vulnerability Assessment of Caota dunes, Taiwan
A total of 52 variables, organized into six groups, were assessed and categorized into a locally adapted coastal dune vulnerability index. This study took into consideration socio-ecological aspects and incorporated local factors into the vulnerability index, along with adaptation strategies.Viola van Onselen, Tsung-Yi Lin
openaire +1 more source
Coastal Dune Succession and the Reality of Dune Processes
2007Kiyoko Miyanishi, Edward A. Johnson
openaire +1 more source
Characterizing the cultural ecosystem services of coastal sand dunes
Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2021Robert B Richardson, Sarah Nicholls
exaly
Revegetation of the coastal dune
The Japanese Forestry Society Congress Database, 2004Ezaki, Tsugio +5 more
openaire +1 more source