The effects of beach nourishment on benthic invertebrates in eastern Australia: Impacts and variable recovery

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Schlacher, T, Noriega, R, Jones, A, Dye, T
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2012
• Subjects: FoR 0502 (Environmental Science and Management); beach erosion; beach nourishment; impact assessment; shoreline assessment; ecological recovery; Queensland; Refuge Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.071

Beach erosion is likely to accelerate, driven by predicted consequences of climate change and coastal development. Erosion is increasingly combated by beach nourishment, adding sand to eroding shores. Because a range of engineering techniques exists to nourish beaches, and because these techniques d...