Beach nourishment and coastal habitats: Research needs to improve compatibility

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 215-222

  Nordstrom, Karl F ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Coastal landforms; Dredge and fill; Ecological monitoring; Habitat restoration; Sediment characteristics; Spoil disposal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL LANDFORM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16344381030     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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