Eastern Adriatic Coast (EAC): Geomorphology and Coastal Vulnerability of a Karstic Coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 944-957

  Pikelj, Kristina ^a   Juračić, Mladen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; beaches; Coastal geomorphology; Dalmatian coast; submerged karst

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; KARST; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

ADRIATIC COAST [CROATIA]; CROATIA; DALMATIA;

EID: 84880230952     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00136.1     Document Type: Article

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