Increasing human impact on coastal areas of Estonia in recent decades

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 114-119

  Palginomm V ^a   Ratas, U ^a   Kont, A ^b  

^a ENTEC Ltd   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Climate change; Coastal settlements; Coastal zone management; Saaremaa Island

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956841024     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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