The role of seagrasses in coastal protection in a changing climate

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 158-168

  Ondiviela, Barbara ^a   Losada, Inigo J ^a   Lara, Javier L ^a   Maza, Maria ^a   Galván, Cristina ^a   Bouma, Tjeerd J ^b   van Belzen, Jim ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal protection; Europe; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEA LEVEL; SHORE PROTECTION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS; COASTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; NATURAL ADAPTATIONS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; SEAGRASSES; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; OPTIMIZATION; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; SHORELINE; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WARMING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84896545663     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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