Morphodynamic and sediment budget impacts of large woody debris and mechanical restoration on coastal dunes in Bristish Columbia

大型木质碎片和机械修复对不列颠哥伦比亚省沿海沙丘的形态动力学和沉积物预算影响

• 批准号: 238751-2011
• 负责人: Walker, Ian
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: University of Victoria
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=507606
• 关键词: Morphodynamic; sediment; budget; impacts; large

Coastal dunes are rare in British Columbia and they provide critical habitat for flora and fauna of conservation significance as well as important sedimentary 'buffers' against coastal erosion and sea-level rise. This research is highly novel as it explores the impacts of large woody debris (LWD), climate variability events (e.g., El Niño), and mechanical restoration (to remove invasive beach grasses) on coastal foredune form and function.

海岸沙丘在不列颠哥伦比亚省是罕见的，它们为具有保护意义的植物群和动物群提供了重要的栖息地，也是防止海岸侵蚀和海平面上升的重要沉积“缓冲区”。这项研究是非常新颖的，因为它探讨了大型木质残体（LWD），气候变化事件（例如，厄尔尼诺）和机械恢复（以消除入侵的海滩草）对沿海前沙丘的形式和功能。