A field experiment on the use of biogeotextiles for the conservation of sand-dunes of the Baltic coast in Lithuania

Auteurs :
JANKAUSKAS, B.
JANKAUSKIENE, G.
FULLEN, M.A.

Description :
Extreme damage was caused by wave and wind erosion on sand dunes on the Baltic coast near Palanga in Lithuania. Waves breached a wide ‘corridor’ or ‘blowout’ through the coastal sand dune. A progressively widening breached blowout developed. There was a need to protect boundaries (walls) of the blowout from deflation and to encourage sand-dune accretion. The field experiment described in the paper was performed to establish vegetation on the ‘walls’ and base of the blowout to stabilize the feature and stimulate sand-dune accretion. The hypothesis was tested that biogeotextiles could act as complementary measures for possible re-vegetation and temporary prevention of deflation. - (AM)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2012, vol. 61, n°. 1, p. 3-17, nombre de pages : 15, Références bibliographiques : 41 ref.

Date :
2012

Editeur :
Pays édition : Hongrie, Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó