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(Inter)national and (trans)regional agents: the coastal sand dunes of Mozambique

open access: yes, 2023
Sand dunes characterise an extensive stretch of the coast of Mozambique. These aeolian landforms spread across provincial and countries’ borders and over time infiltrate the lives and actions of local people, authorities, experts, and tourists.
Raimundo, Inês   +3 more
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Coastal sand dunes in the Siuslaw Soil Conservation District, 1959

open access: yes, 1959
This photo is part of a series of five photographs showing coastal sand dunes in the Siuslaw Soil Conservation District. This photo shows windblown trees among the sand dunes and a lake.
R. Baum
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Impact of anthropogenic disturbances on beetle communities of French Mediterranean coastal dunes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In coastal dunes, influenced by anthropogenic activities such as tourism, it is important to determine the relative influence of environmental factors at different spatial scales to evaluate the sensitivity of local communities to disturbances.
Rolando, Christiane   +14 more
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An analysis of coastal sand dune management in Oregon (United States) from the 19th to the 21st century

open access: yes
The Drivers -Pressures -State -Impact -Response (DPSIR) framework was employed to understand the land use policies developed to manage coastal sand dunes and their consequences in Oregon, United States of America, during two contrasting periods: from the
Freitas, J.G.   +2 more
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28 years of vegetation change (1978 – 2006) in a calcareous coastal dune system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Changes in vegetation structure and composition over a 28 year period (1978–2006) following removal of human-induced disturbances, were examined in a calcareous coastal dune system in Point Nepean National Park (380 19’S, 1440 41’E) in south-eastern ...
Turner, Vivienne   +3 more
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Coastal sand dunes as geomorphological systems

open access: yes, 1989
SynopsisThe importance of aeolian deposition is clearly shown by the size and bulk of coastal dunes. Sand dunes occur where there is a large supply of sand, a wind to move it, and a place in which it can accumulate.
Victor Goldsmith
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Initial Plant Growth in Sand Mine Spoil Amended with Peat Moss and Fertilizer Under Greenhouse Conditions: Potential Species for Use in Reclamation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Great Lakes Basin exhibits the largest collection of freshwater sand dunes in the world. Sand dunes are ecologically important and support a unique assemblage of flora and fauna. Sand dunes are also economically valuable. However, when sand dunes are
Hargreaves, Ryan   +5 more
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Appendix A. Distribution of plant species across coastal sand dunes at increasing distances from the ocean.

open access: yes, 2016
Distribution of plant species across coastal sand dunes at increasing distances from the ...
Tara L. Greaver (2907830)   +1 more
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Application of the ERICA Integrated Approach to the Drigg coastal sand dunes

open access: yes, 2008
The EC-funded project ‘Environmental Risks from Ionising Contaminants: Assessment and Management’ (ERICA) developed an ‘Integrated Approach’ for assessing the impact of ionising radiation on ecosystems.
Wood, M.D.   +13 more
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Quantification and implications of change in organic carbon bearing coastal dune cliffs: A multiscale analysis from the Northumberland coast, UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Eroding coastlines composed of sequences of till, carbon rich peat and sand layers are characteristic of many formerly glaciated coastlines due to the interplay of relative land and sea levels.
King, Nigel   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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