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Distribution of Phytolacca americana in a coastal sand dune

Journal of Ecology and Environment, 2014
This study examined the main factors affecting the distribution of Phytolacca americana , an exotic plant species in Korea, in coastal sand dunes. The areas examined from June 2004 to February 2006 were in Sindusagu where was located on Sindu-ri, Wonbuk-myen, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do.
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Coastal Sand Dunes in the San'in District, Japan

The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu), 1975
Most of the San' in sand dunes are those of‘dune ridge’(dune on the beach ridge) type which was proposed in the essay of D.W. JOHNSON (1919). So called‘old dunes’are not the simple dunes but old dunes on the old beach ridge and beach berm which formed at +25m former sea level.
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An evaluation of coastal sand dune flora of Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India: perspectives for conservation and management

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes
Most of the sand dunes close to the Cuddalore coast of India have been destroyed due to human pressure. The remaining coastal sand dune (CSD) is under extreme threat due to unplanned development.
M. Anbarashan, N. Balachandran, R. Mathevet, N. Barathan, P. Uma Maheswari   +4 more
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Coastal sand dunes of southeast Sri Lanka

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 1990
Sand dunes are the most common landforms of the Sri .Lankan coasts even though little attention has been paid to them in the field of geomorphological studies in the island. In the first part of this study.the large-scale factors governing the sand dune formation are analysed, as an introduction to the aeolian environment of thc SE coast. In the second
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Using UAVs to Monitor the Evolution of Restored Coastal Dunes

Remote Sensing
In this paper, an innovative method consisting of the construction of an artificial dune reinforced with a composite made by combining sand and seagrass wrack is presented.
Vicente Gracia, Margaret M. Dietrich, Joan Pau Sierra, Ferran Valero, Antoni Espanya, César Mösso, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla   +6 more
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Morphological Response of Coastal Dunes to Typhoons and Winter Monsoons on Pingtan Island, China

Journal 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
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The development of coastal dunes and their vegetation in Finland

Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 1998
The area of open coastal dune landscapes remaining in Finland is only about 1300 ha and is continuously diminishing. The development of coastal dune fields in the area from Virolahti to Hailuoto is studied here from the literature, maps, aerial ...
Pirjo Hellemaa
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Coastal Sand Dunes in Japan

Geographical Review of Japa,. Ser. A, Chirigaku Hyoron, 1989
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A connectivity threshold between grass patches amplifies coastal dune formation. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Berghuis PMJ, Reijers VC, van de Koppel J, Mayor AG, Scheifes DJP, Rietkerk M, van der Heide T.   +6 more
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Detection and Monitoring of Topography Changes at the Tottori Sand Dune Using UAV-LiDAR. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu J, Wu J, Okida S, Kimura R, Du M, Li Y.   +5 more
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