Changes in landscape and vegetation of coastal dunes in northwest Europe: A review

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-226

  Provoost, Sam ^a   Jones, M Laurence M ^b   Edmondson, Sally E ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; Dune fixation; Dune formation; Grass encroachment; Land use; Landscape change; Nature management; Nitrogen deposition; Sand drift; Scrub encroachment; Vegetation succession

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; DUNE FIELD; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NITROGEN; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EUROPE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77957238857     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-009-0068-5     Document Type: Article

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