Learning with nature: A sand dune system case study (Portugal)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1506-1515

  Reis, Catalina Schreck ^a   Do Carmo, José Antunes ^b   Freitas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ammophila arenaria; Coastal protection; Dune rehabilitation; Erosion; Figueira da foz; Geotextiles; Leirosa; Monitoring; Portugal; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BREAKWATER; CELLULOSE; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GEOTEXTILE; GRASS; MACHINERY; MONITORING SYSTEM; RECONSTRUCTION; REVEGETATION; SUBMARINE PIPELINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMMOPHILA ARENARIA;

EID: 57849120672     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0858.1     Document Type: Article

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