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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BIO Integration, 2022 Background: The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria because of poor understanding of the issue and the misuse of antibiotics has become global health concern. Therefore, the discovery of novel antibacterial drugs is urgently needed.
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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
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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
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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.
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Coastal Sand Frostweed, Crocanthemum arenicola Synonym: Helianthemum arenicola
EDIS, 2018 Coastal sand frostweed is found on beach dunes, scrub, and sandhills. It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle, Mississippi, and Alabama coastal counties.
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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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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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Monitoring the Dynamics of Formby Sand Dunes Using Airborne LiDAR DTMs
Remote Sensing, 2021 Coastal dunes play an important role in coastal erosion risk management, where they act as a dynamic natural sea defence line. Formby coast is part of the Sefton coast in the Northwest of England and is one of the largest and most rapidly evolving sand ...
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