Restoration of over-stabilised coastal foredunes using excavated foredune notches

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Restoration of over-stabilised coastal foredunes using excavated foredune notches

In recent decades, coastal foredunes on developed coasts have been managed to maximise vegetation cover and stability, and to increase dune height and uniformity, with the goal of reducing coastal flooding. Consequently, many foredunes are now relatively densely vegetated, high and narrow ridges of sand compared with their dynamic pre-managed form particularly where native species have been replaces by marram grass.

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