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Association of Community-level Traits with Soil Properties in a Tropical Coastal Sand Dune
Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 2019 There is limited information regarding plant functional traits for plant communities in tropical coastal sand dunes. This study investigated differences in species trait compositions and the relationship between community-weighted mean (CWM ...
Dokrak Marod +3 more
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Factors limiting sand dune restoration in Northwest Beach, Point Pelee National Park, Canada [PDF]
, 2018 Known as home to rare species of flora and fauna, and their critical habitats, Northwest beach of Point Pelee National Park has undergone significant ecological and infrastructural changes in the past decades.
Nayak, Pritichhanda +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
Elena Andriollo +4 more
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City and Environment Interactions, 2020 The town of Ashdod in Israel has historical roots from the Bronze Age. During the long history, Ashdod was located on a low hill of aeolianite (lithified sand dune) a couple of kilometers east of the sand dunes, while the sand dunes were active because ...
Haim Tsoar, Aviv Lee Cohen-Zada
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Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Habitat Restoration Compendium [PDF]
, 2009 The goal of this report is to identify restoration opportunities within the watershed derived from data on habitat change. Many other factors exist that are important in the identification and selection of restoration projects, including water quality ...
Burdick, David M., Eberhardt, Alyson L.
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Windiness spells in SW Europe since the last glacial maximum [PDF]
, 2016 Dunefields have a great potential to unravel past regimes of atmospheric circulation as they record direct traces of this component of the climate system.
Costas, Susana +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Nature‐based tourism is a rapidly growing subsector of the international tourism industry. However, capturing broad‐scale patterns of nature visits during touristic trips or visitors' appreciation of nature may be difficult using traditional data sources and methods. In this study, we harness geotagged social media data to understand the scale
Matti Hästbacka +4 more
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Living Shorelines & Resilience in Southern California: A Summary of a Series of Workshops held as part of The Resilient Coastlines Project of Greater San Diego [PDF]
, 2018 In 2016, a series of workshops were held to discuss living shorelines in SouthernCalifornia. The workshops specifically focused on the unique benefits, challenges andopportunities for implementing living shorelines in the region, and the nexus ...
Engeman, Laura
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long +7 more
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Morpho‑ecological characterization of the peniche‑baleal dune system (portuguese west coast)
Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 2013 the Peniche‑Baleal coastal dune system has a strategic importance on regional development, marked by considerable investment in tourism and recreational sectors.
Raquel Paixão
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