Coastal Resilience: Benefits of Wrack and Dune Systems and Current Management Practices

Abstract

The purpose of this US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) technical note (TN) is to review both the ecological and geomorphological impacts of wrack on dune systems and provide an overview of current beach dune and wrack management practices. As part of the US Army Corps Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Program, this TN also introduces a case study investigating wrack management solutions for dune stabilization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1179273

Entities

People

  • Duncan B. Bryant
  • Eve R. Eisemann
  • Leigh A. Provost
  • Mary A. Bryant

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Birds
  • California
  • Case Studies
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Management
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Management
  • Fungi
  • Habitats
  • Materials
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Organic Materials
  • Plants
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering