Loss of coastal strand habitat in Southern California: The role of beach grooming

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-77

  Dugan, Jenifer E ^a   Hubbard, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian sand transport; Beach; Beach zones; Biodiversity; Coastal dune; Ecotone; Hummock; Kelp; Macrophyte wrack; Native plants

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DUNE; ECOTONE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; KELP FOREST; MACROPHYTE; NATIVE SPECIES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75849126292     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9239-8     Document Type: Article

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