Effects of sand fences on coastal dune vegetation distribution

Geomorphology

Volumn 145-146, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-55

  Grafals Soto, Rosana ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Developed coastal dune; Dune vegetation; Sand fences

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DEPOSITION; DUNE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

EID: 84856961433     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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