The biology of coastal sand dunes [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2009 Coastal zones are becoming increasingly topical (and politically sensitive) as they face relentless pressures from urban expansion, recreational development and sea level rise due to climate change. This timely book provides a comprehensive introduction to the formation, dynamics, maintenance and perpetuation of coastal sand dune systems.
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Prokaryotic diversity of tropical coastal sand dunes ecosystem using metagenomics. [PDF]
3 Biotech, 2021 Coastal sand dunes (CSDs), unique, stressed and hostile habitats act as a barrier between marine and terrestrial ecosystems. CSDs are stressed in terms of nutrition and fluctuating physio-chemical conditions. CSD is classified into several types, each of which presents different challenges for life forms.
Shet SA, Garg S.
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Detection and Monitoring of Topography Changes at the Tottori Sand Dune Using UAV-LiDAR [PDF]
SensorsCoastal sand dunes, shaped by aeolian and marine processes, are critical to natural ecosystems and human societies, making their morphological monitoring essential for effective conservation. However, large-scale, high-precision monitoring of topographic
Jiaqi Liu +5 more
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Storm-induced sediment supply to coastal dunes on sand flats [PDF]
Earth Surface Dynamics, 2020 Growth of coastal dunes requires a marine supply of sediment. Processes that control the sediment transfer between the subtidal and the supratidal zone are not fully understood, especially in sand flats close to inlets.
F. Galiforni-Silva +2 more
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Spatial distribution of sand dunes along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast: inventory, UAS mapping and new discoveries [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2023 Coastal sand dunes are amongst the world’s most sensitive and dynamic landforms. Unfortunately, during the last thirty years, heavy anthropogenic alterations have been observed, encompassing the greater part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast (BBSC), which
Bogdan Prodanov +4 more
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Morphological Response of Coastal Sand Sheets to Typhoons
Redai dili, 2021 Typhoons, as essential influential factors for the formation and evolution of coastal dunes, are one of the most important aspects of surf zone-beach-dune interaction research. Pingtan Island is located on the eastern coast of Fujian Province, China, and
Yang Lin, Dong Yuxiang, Huang Dequan
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The distribution and impact of an invasive plant species (Senecio inaequidens) on a dune building engineer (Calamagrostis arenaria) [PDF]
NeoBiota, 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
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Comparative morpho-anatomical study on Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Apocynaceae) growing in the hyper-arid and arid habitats of Saudi Arabia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The use of wild plants is considered to be an eco-friendly and promising natural resource. In sandy desert habitats, Leptadenia pyrotechnica flourishes as a xerophytic shrub with high biomass production. As a dominant shrub in the arid sand dune habitats
Najla A. Al Shaye
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Coastal dune flora, Nallavadu village, Puducherry, India [PDF]
Check List, 2010 Coastal sand dunes (CSD) are sensitive and fragile ecosystems with variety of specific floral species. Though there are few confined studies on coastal sand dunes in temperate regions, the coastal dunes of tropics, especially the Indian coramandal coast ...
K. Padmavathy +2 more
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Study the Spread Amount Sand Dunes at the East of Jask in the Time Interval of (1990 to 2004) by GIS & RS [PDF]
جغرافیا و توسعه, 2013 The study area is located at the east of Jask and is composed of sedimentary, desert environment, river, coastal and shallow marine units. The most important interactive effect of such factors is the formation of sand dunes.
abdoalah seif, mohamadhosein ramesht
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