Human impact on coastal erosion in Taiwan

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 961-973

  Hsu, Tai Wen ^a   Lin, Tsung Yi ^b   Tseng, I Fan ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Groin effect; Overmining; Sediment transport; Shoreline change

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; GROIN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547204157     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0353R.1     Document Type: Article

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