Physical and ecological responses of sandy beaches to the 1997-98 El Niño

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 718-730

  Revell, David L ^a   Dugan, Jenifer E ^b   Hubbard, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH EROSION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DUNE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EL NINO; LIDAR; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STORM SURGE; VOLUME; WADER; WAVE DIRECTION;

CALIFORNIA; ISLA VISTA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960242188     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-09-00179.1     Document Type: Article

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