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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"groynes"”.
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The ecology and ecological enhancement of artificial coastal structures.
… existing communities present on wooden and rock groynes within four regions along the south coast of England were surveyed and quantified and compared to natural rocky shores. The groynes were found to be less diverse than the natural rocky shores yet the wooden groynes supported a greater …
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The role of coastal defence structures in channeling production in coastal ecosystems
… as well as for two nearby beaches with groynes. Further analysis determined decay<br/>rates, decay processes, changes in C and N stable isotope values of dominant macroalgal species<br/>and the dependence of the faunal assemblages on the decaying macroalgae deposits. …
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Multiple scenario analyses forecasting the impacts of sea level rise in Cape Town, South Africa
… including hard protection measures (e.g groynes, sea walls, barriers) and soft protection measures (e.g beach nourishment) were also proposed for these 8 suburbs.
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The effect of dikes on water surfaces in a mobile bed
Dikes, also referred to as groynes, have been used on rivers in both the U.S. and abroad to solve river engineering problems dating back to the nineteenth century. They are the prominent tool used to maintain navigation depths and prevent bank erosion on many major rivers in the world. A dike is …
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Changes to the distribution of Posidonia seagrass communities of James Point, in response to the development of Cockburn Sound, Western Australia
… inshore seagrass meadows for the construction of groynes, jetties and marina's resulted. The 1960's and 1970's decades are characterised by the chemical (particularly nutrient) discharges into Cockburn Sound as a result of heavy industries which had been established in the Kwinana lndustrial Area …
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Convexity, Concavity, and Human Agency in Large-scale Coastline Evolution
… and hard structures (including seawalls and groynes). The results show that although both approaches have surprisingly long-range effects with spatially heterogeneous distributions, the pattern of shoreline changes attributable to a single local stabilization effort contrast greatly, with …