Stabilizing Sand Dunes on the Pacific Coast with Woody Plants

Stabilizing Sand Dunes on the Pacific Coast with Woody Plants
Author: Robert L. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 1962
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Establishing and maintaining permanent vegetation has proved to be the most effective and efficient means of stabilizing coastal sand dunes. The dune areas on the Pacific coast of North America are the result of accelerated erosion caused primarily by the destruction of a cover of native vegetation. In some areas the climax cover was herbaceous, in others it was woody, and in still others it was a combination of herbaceous and woody plants. The choice of plants for the reconstruction of a permanent cover depends on the inherent limitations of the site and the intended land use for the area.

Plants of the Oregon Coastal Dunes

Plants of the Oregon Coastal Dunes
Author: Alfred M. Wiedemann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Plants of the Oregon Coastal Dunes offers a useful, informative guide for visitors to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area or anyone spending time on the state's remarkable beaches. The standard reference on the Oregon dunes for thirty years, this handy guide identifies those plants most likely encountered and serves as a general introduction to the ecology of dune areas. The first two sections explain the natural history of dunes and describe plant communities associated with dunes and how they change over time. The final section provides an easy-to-use key to ninety common dune plants. Each species profile includes a photograph, a detailed description, and information on habitat and range.

Coastal Dunes

Coastal Dunes
Author: M. L. Martínez
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2007-09-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540740023

In this book, coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes cover a wide set of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, biotic interactions and environmental problems and conservation. The book offers recommendations for future research, identifying relevant topics where detailed knowledge is still lacking. It also identifies management tools that will promote and maintain the rich diversity of the dune environments in the context of continuing coastal development.