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Soil microbial communities in restored and unrestored coastal dune ecosystems in California [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Most restoration projects involving invasive plant eradication tend to focus on plant removal with little consideration given to how these invasives change soil microbial communities.
Barberán, A   +4 more
core  

The distribution and impact of an invasive plant species (Senecio inaequidens) on a dune building engineer (Calamagrostis arenaria) [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 2022
Disturbance is thought to enhance the probability of invasive species establishment, a prerequisite for naturalisation. Coastal dunes are characterised by disturbance in the form of sand dynamics.
Ruben Van De Walle   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Characterization of wind-blown sediment transport with height in a highly mobile dune (SW Spain) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Valdevaqueros dune is located at one of the windiest points of Europe, where the frequent occurrence of strong easterly winds has generated a highly mobile dune.
Gomez-Pina, Gregorio   +4 more
core   +5 more sources

Coastal sand dune flora in the Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, southern India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2011
Coastal sand dunes (CSD) are found in the Thoothukudi District and the communities living close to the coastal sand dunes know the value of the sand dunes and their bioresources.
K. Muthukumar, A.S. Samuel
doaj   +1 more source

Coastal Dunes of the Baltic Sea Shores: A Review

open access: yesQuaestiones Geographicae, 2018
The article summarises results of studies conducted along the Baltic Sea sandy coasts by scientists involved in coastal dune research, and presents an attempt to describe the types and distribution of dune coasts.
Łabuz Tomasz Arkadiusz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comprehensive approach to evaluate coastal dune evolution in Haiyang, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Coastal dunes record the evolutionary process of coastal dynamic geomorphological systems, and provide valuable information on climate change, sea level changes, environmental evolution. These dunes are essential for global change research.
Deming Ma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parabolic dunes in north-eastern Brazil

open access: yes, 2007
In this work we present measurements of vegetation cover over parabolic dunes with different degree of activation along the north-eastern Brazilian coast.
Bezerra, L. J. C.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Morphological Response of Coastal Dunes to Typhoons and Winter Monsoons on Pingtan Island, China

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Wind plays a crucial role in the formation of coastal dunes, and in China, these dunes are shaped by the combined effects of typhoons and winter monsoons. However, the unique characteristics of Chinese coastal dunes impacted by these forces remain poorly
Lin Yang, Yuxiang Dong, Dequan Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Les risques naturels littoraux dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

open access: yesVertigO, 2010
The coast of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region largely consists of wide sandy beaches and coastal dunes, locally interrupted by estuaries, coastal settlements and some rocky cliffs.
Arnaud Héquette
doaj   +1 more source

Dataset: Ecosystem services and uses of dune systems of the coast of the Araucanía Region, Chile: A perception study

open access: yesData in Brief, 2021
The dataset shows the relationship and valuation of the coastal dunes of the Araucanía region in Chile. The valuation of the local population was surveyed using a questionnaire applied to 49 subjects belonging to Mapuche communities and local government.
Pablo Arévalo-Valenzuela   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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