Dune systems in relation to rising seas

• Main Authors: Maun, Anwar, Fahselt, Dianne
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oxford University Press 2009
• Subjects: Indian; Ronde; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198570356.003.0018

Beaches and associated dunes are constituted of unconsolidated materials, such as sand, and thus are low-strength land forms less robust than rocky cliffs (van der Meulen et al. 1991). It is estimated that 70% of sand-based coastlines in the world are presently subject to erosion (Bird 1985; Wind an...