Open AccessImpact of human activities on coastal vegetation ? A review
Author(s) -
Teresa Ostaszewska,
br br,
Maria Lidon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
emirates journal of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2079-0538
pISSN - 2079-052X
DOI - 10.9755/ejfa.v25i12.16730
Subject(s) - recreation , biodiversity , geography , ecosystem , vegetation (pathology) , ecosystem services , land use , environmental resource management , coastal zone , coastal management , ecology , fishery , environmental planning , environmental science , biology , pathology , medicine
Coastal dunes constitute complex interface ecosystems between the land and sea, providing important ecological and socio-economic services like coastal protection, recreation, regulation, food supply and biodiversity. They are characterized by high ecological diversity and also by extremely specialized and endemic species. Coastal areas, because of their position between land and sea, are attractive for many human activities. Unfortunately coastal systems have had a long history of exploitation and mismanagement.
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