Assessment of coastal dune vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic disturbances along the Gulf of Mexico

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-117

  Martínez, M Luisa ^a   Gallego Fernández, Juan B ^b   García Franco, José G ^a   Moctezuma, Coral ^a   Jiménez, Claudia D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal dune vegetation; Coastal management; Gulf of Mexico; Human impact; Natural dynamics; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; SEDIMENTATION;

COASTAL DUNE VEGETATION; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; GULF OF MEXICO; HUMAN IMPACT; NATURAL DYNAMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURAL DISASTER; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; VEGETATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 33747867489     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892906002876     Document Type: Article

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