Living with shore protection structures: A review

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 150, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 11-23

  Nordstrom, Karl F ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Coastal habitats; Human impacts; Landforms; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 84910009346     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.11.003     Document Type: Review

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