Coastal geomorphology and restoration

Geomorphology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Jackson, Nancy L ^a   Nordstrom, Karl F ^b   Feagin, Rusty A ^c   Smith, William K ^d  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Coastal storms; Developed coasts; Dune; Geomorphologic ecological interactions; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 84883459670     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.06.027     Document Type: Article

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