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Coastal sand dune and its importance in near shore marine ecosystem [PDF]

, 2008
The coastal region along with sandy dunes, have been used by man for different activities. The dunes have been utilized without understanding the dangerous effects, their disappearance can cause to the surrounding environment. Indiscriminate cutting
Korabu, Laxman Shankar, Ramalingam, J R, Sulochanan, Bindu   +2 more
core  

Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shell middens in Gippsland along the eastern half of Victoria's coastline have usually been characterised as small, short‐duration camp sites with relatively low shell densities and low taxonomic diversity. Here we present new excavation results from a dense, high‐diversity site at Red Bluff near the eastern end of GunaiKurnai Country, a ...
Patrick Faulkner, Bruno David, David M. Kennedy, Fiona Petchey, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Jillian Garvey, Rachel Kirby, Runjie Yuan, Russell Mullett, John Stanisic, Kyne Krusic‐Golub, V. Ruth Pullin, Matthew C. McDowell, Robert J. Skelly, Anthony Romano, Vanessa N. L. Wong, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping Coastal Dune Landscape through Spectral Rao’s Q Temporal Diversity

Remote Sensing, 2020
Coastal dunes are found at the boundary between continents and seas representing unique transitional mosaics hosting highly dynamic habitats undergoing substantial seasonal changes.
Flavio Marzialetti, Mirko Di Febbraro, Marco Malavasi, Silvia Giulio, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Maria Laura Carranza   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Data 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, Fernando Peña-Cortés, Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a safe and cost‐effective approach in conflict zones.
Amal Al Kassem, Kristen Hopper, Ismael M. Ibraheem, Andreas Maier, Mohammad Khair Nassrallah, Jürgen Richter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic amendment increases arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in primary coastal dunes [PDF]

, 2016
Plastic pots were inserted beneath seedlings of a shallow-rooted C4 grass species, Ischaemum indicum, with and without a root-impenetrable nylon sachet filled with organic matter (OM) amendment, at seven stations along an interrupted belt ...
Harris, Phillip John Charles, Rodrigues, Bernard Felinov, Sparks, Tim H., Willis, Andrew   +3 more
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A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson, Ellen Wohl, Laura L. Govers, Oscar Franken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Han Olff, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Maryann S. Watson, Luísa M.S. Borges, Tjisse van der Heide   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of a Winter Storm on the Beach and Dune Systems and Erosion Mitigation by Plants

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The impact of storms on coastal dunes and beaches and the effects they induce in topography and plant communities are natural processes that contribute to maintaining natural coastal dynamics.
Carmelo Maximiliano-Cordova, M. Luisa Martínez, Rodolfo Silva, Patrick A. Hesp, Roger Guevara, Rosario Landgrave   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parabolic dunes in north-eastern Brazil

, 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., Duran, O., Herrmann, H. J., Maia, L. P., Silva, M. V. N.   +4 more
core   +1 more source