Estuarine and Coastal Structures: Environmental Effects, A Focus on Shore and Nearshore Structures

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-41

  Dugan, J E ^a   Airoldi, L ^b   Chapman, M G ^c   Walker, S J ^d   Schlacher, T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00802-0     Document Type: Chapter

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