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BARRIER ISLAND RESTORATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
CONT

Barrier island restoration involves building a primary dune from washover deposits, accompanied by the construction of a cellular retaining basin that will be filled with sediment from backbarrier and nearshore areas ... After sufficient leaching and settlement, vegetation is planted on the primary dune and backbarrier surfaces to stabilize the sediment.

PHR

barrier island restoration project

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
CONT

El Plan Maestro también analizó aproximadamente 250 proyectos de restauración, incluyendo la estabilización de bancos arenosos, restauración de islas barrera, realineación de canales, [...].

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