The impact of catchment management on coastal morphology. The case of Fourka in Greece

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 1686-1690

  Samaras, Achilleas G ^a   Koutitas, Christopher G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Land cover changes; Numerical modeling; Shoreline change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860237671     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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