The Use of Grasses for Dune Stabilization Along the Gulf Coast with Initial Emphasis on the Texas Coast.
Abstract
The Texas Gulf Coast is the area receiving initial protective measures because it is the most vulnerable of the 1622 miles of coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Barrier islands provide significant protection from storm surge and hurricane-generated waves, but violent storms produce surges of 15-20 feet above sea level causing significant erosion where the sand does not have a vegetative cover. An effective natural protective barrier to storm surges and hurricane waves would be a continuous vegetated dune line of 15 feet plus above mean sea level. The combined detrimental effect of overgrazing, man's destructive force, fire, and storm surges have denuded large expanses. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0733938
Entities
People
- B. E. Dahl
- D. W. Woodard
- Dan E. Feray
- R. L. Baker