Challenging assumptions of future coastal habitat development around the UK

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1625-1642

  Orford, Julian D ^a   Pethick, John ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coastal segmentation; Habitat assumptions; Sea level rise rates; Sediment deficiency; Sediment husbandry; Shoreline realignment; UK coastal habitats

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION;

CAOSTAL SEGMENTATION; COASTAL HABITATS; HABITAT ASSUMPTIONS; SEA-LEVEL RISE RATES; SEDIMENT DEFICIENCY; SEDIMENT HUSBANDRY; SHORELINE REALIGNMENT;

OCEAN HABITATS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION;

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750861051     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1429     Document Type: Article

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