Restoration and preservation of coastal dunes is urgently needed because of the
increasingly rapid loss and degradation of these ecosystems because of many human …

Biophysical restoration or rehabilitation measures of land have demonstrated to be effective
in many scientific projects and small-scale environmental experiments. However …

A large proportion of the world population lives at or near the coast, which results in high
impact and degradation of coastal ecosystems, such as the beach and coastal dunes. These …

Modern coastal dune management is viewed largely through the prism of dune ecology.
Achieving maximum biodiversity and preserving priority species are the primary objectives …

The results from three years of surveying and monitoring a dynamic foredune and dunefield
restoration effort on Vancouver Island, Canada is presented. Complete removal of foredune …

Overpopulation and deficient management of the worlds coastlines have seriously degraded
beaches and coastal dunes, which are environments that provide valuable ecosystem …

Coastal lagoons and dunes are of great ecological importance, not only for providing
habitats for rare flora and fauna, but also for protecting coastal areas from rising sea levels …

Sandy coasts are distributed worldwide and they are all heterogeneous ecosystems in terms
of morphology, vegetation and dynamics. Psammophytes are common in these …

Between 1985 and 2006 about 47% of tropical peat swamp forest (TPSF), mainly found in
SE Asia, became degraded through logging, drainage, fire and agriculture. In response to …

Coasts are some of the most dynamic environments on Earth. Their rich resources and
appealing scenery mean that many are heavily populated. Coastlines and the adjacent …