Dune and beach morphodynamics at Cabo Falso, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Response to natural, Hurricane Juliette (2001) and anthropogenic influence

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 553-560

  Camacho Valdéz, Vera ^a   Murillo Jiménez, Janette M ^a   Nava Sánchez, Enrique H ^a   Turrent Thompson, Cuauhtémoc ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Beach recovery; Beach dune system; Dune damage by ATVs; Dune erosion; Dune vegetation lost; Recreational activities

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH EROSION; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; HURRICANE EVENT; MORPHODYNAMICS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; CABO FALSO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 44649145961     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0575.1     Document Type: Article

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