Are natural beaches facing extinction?

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 431-436

  Pilkey, Orrin H ^a   Cooper, J Andrew G ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

beach management; litter; pollution; sea level rise

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LITTER; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 84923224364     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI70-073.1     Document Type: Article

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