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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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Assessment of erosion dynamics on Marsa Matrouh coast, Western Egypt, using GIS and RS techniques [PDF]
Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Fayūm, 2022 The study area is a part of the north-west coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt which extends to the west of Matrouh City for 15 km from Umm El-Rakham to Al Assi head.
رمضان عبد الحميد الحسينى نوفل
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The Encroaching Dunes of the Portuguese Coast
Journal for the History of Environment and Society, 2022 Late Holocene dunes migration is intricately linked to climate change and anthropogenic actions. Along the Portuguese coast, large-scale sand drifts occurred between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, sometimes associated with the Little Ice Age ...
Mihaela Tudor +2 more
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Research on Area Change of Coastal Sand Dunes Based on the Dune Boundary Data in South Korea [PDF]
Geo DataCoastal sand dunes in South Korea were listed 133 first in 2001 by the Ministry of Environment, and from 2007 to 2009, the National Institute of Environmental Research listed 199.
Jihyun Kang, Seonghun Lee, Hyun-Su Hwang
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Coastal sand dune flora in the Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, southern India
Journal 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
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Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 2021 A construção de dunas e os movimentos de areia ao longo da costa europeia estão geralmente relacionados com a variabilidade climática e com a flutuação do nível do mar.
Mihaela Tudor +2 more
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Warmer Temperature and Spatiotemporal Dynamics during Primary Succession on Tropical Coastal Dunes
Plants, 2022 Coastal dunes are sensitive indicators of climate change: it is expected that higher precipitation and warmer temperature will promote vegetation growth and sand stabilization.
M. Luisa Martínez +3 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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Indonesian Journal of Geography, 2013 This papaer assesses development of coastal sand dunes particulary along tropical coast. in depth study along on coastal dune morphology along Medinipur coastal track shows that sea levels remained very dynamic during the Holocene period.
Sudip Dey, Pijush Ghosh, Amitava Nayak
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Fine dust emissions from active sands at coastal Oceano Dunes, California [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2019 Sand dunes and other active sands generally have a low content of fine grains and, therefore, are not considered to be major dust sources in current climate models.
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