Erosion of Coastal Foredunes: A Review on the Effect of Dune Vegetation

Abstract

The purpose of this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) is to identify the potential roles of vegetation in mitigating coastal dune erosion during storm events by presenting a review of current literature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1040370

Entities

People

  • Alison S. Grzegorzewski
  • Duncan B. Bryant
  • Mary A. Bryant

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barrier Islands
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Erosion
  • Floods
  • Fungi
  • Natural Resources
  • New York
  • Plant Roots
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering