The impact of erosion protection by stone dams on salt-marsh vegetation on two wadden sea barrier Islands

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 783-796

  Van Loon Steensma, Jantsje M ^a   Slim, Pieter A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biodiversity; Foreshore; habitat restoration; pioneer zone

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; BARRIER ISLAND; BIODIVERSITY; COAST; DAM; EROSION CONTROL; HABITAT RESTORATION; MUDFLAT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTATION RATE; VEGETATION COVER;

AMELAND; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRIESLAND; FRISIAN ISLANDS; NETHERLANDS; NORTH SEA; TERSCHELLING; WADDEN SEA; WEST FRISIAN ISLANDS;

EID: 84880212997     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00123.1     Document Type: Article

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