The status of sandy beach science: Past trends, progress, and possible futures

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 150, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Nel, Ronel ^a   Campbell, Eileen E ^a   Harris, Linda ^a   Hauser, Lorenz ^b   Schoeman, David S ^c   McLachlan, Anton ^a   du Preez, Derek R ^a   Bezuidenhout, Karien ^a   Schlacher, Thomas A ^c  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biology; Conservation; Ecology; Management; Sandy beaches

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LITERATURE REVIEW; SAND; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84910015466     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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