Sand Dunes in Europe
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This article provides an introduction to the coastal sand dune habitat. Coastal sand dune is one of the habitat sub-categories within the section dealing with biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems. This forms part of the ENCORA Theme 7.
Sand dunes occur in many parts of the World, along coasts and in deserts. This article describes the biodiversity of coastal sand dunes in Europe.
Introduction
Coastal sand dunes develop on coastlines with an adequate supply of material within the size range 0.2-2.0mms. The critical factor is the availability of a sufficiently large beach, which dries out at low tide and where sand grains are blown onto the land by the action of the wind. In most locations in the temperate regions of the world, vegetation plays an important role in the growth of the typical dune landscape, which is so familiar to anyone visiting the 'seaside', by facilitating the accumulation of sediment.
Sand dune succession
See also
The Wikipedia includes articles on sand dunes see [1]
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