Sentences with phrase «coastal dune building»

We suggest that recent coastal dune building from c.ad 1100 until now, despite a sea level close to present and continuously rising, may be a direct consequence of the restoration of beaches after periods of recurrent storminess.

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Bacterial colonies are known to help cement coastal dunes and desert soil, but up to now their role in building rock formations has been unknown.

A newly built trail and boardwalk on the southern edge of the Presidio is as much a window into San Francisco's maritime history as it is a path through restored sand dunes and coastal habitat.

The Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve, with surviving Stone Age sea shell midden at its lagoon mouth, provides a number of stunning trails and coastal forest boardwalks and the unique Hawaan forest and its neighbouring coastal wetlands, grasslands and dune forest is a beautiful place to visit and the backdrop to a groundbreaking environmental judgement that has limited rights to build houses here.

Located in the west part of the building enjoy first floor partial views of the gulf through the nature preserve and views of 2 pools and the coastal dune lake from your private balcony.

Located in the west part of the building enjoy first - floor partial views of the gulf through the nature preserve and views of 2 pools and the coastal dune lake.

Surrounded by a conservation zone of coastal dunes dotted with Mexican palms, button mangroves and sea grapes, the resort's low - slung buildings blend harmoniously into the landscape.

And based upon late Quaternary stratigraphic data from peninsular Florida's shelf and coastal zone, historic wetland accumulation rates, and residence time of coastal construction projects (i.e. beach «nourishment», dune «restoration»), by mid-century the rate of predicted sea level rise will result in erosional shoreface retreat and ultimately overstep of both the natural and built environment.

Unlike traditional beachfront development, St. Joe's beach communities are built behind the coastal dunes and connected to the beach with boardwalks.