Ecological effects of coastal armoring on sandy beaches

Marine Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 160-170

  Dugan, Jenifer E ^a   Hubbard, David M ^a   Rodil, Iván F ^b   Revell, David L ^c   Schroeter, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulls; Habitat loss; Intertidal zones; Macroinvertebrates; Seawall; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL PROTECTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT LOSS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SEA WALL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 44849088702     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2008.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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