Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
foredune — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: fore + dune : a dune ridge (as at the landward margin of a beach) more or less completely stabilized by vegetation … Useful english dictionary
Shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system — This article gives an overview of the shingle, strandline and sand dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.IntroductionThe shingle, strandline and sand dune communities of the NVC were described in Volume 5 of… … Wikipedia
Ammophila breviligulata — Taxobox name = American Beachgrass image width = 300px image caption = American beachgrass in November; note the characteristic seed heads rising above the leaf spikes. Kohler Andrae State Park on Lake Michigan. regnum = Plantae divisio =… … Wikipedia
Ammophila (Poaceae) — Ammophila European Marram Grass Dunes near The Hague, February Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Carpobrotus edulis — Taxobox name = Carpobrotus edulis image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Aizoaceae genus = Carpobrotus species = C. edulis binomial = Carpobrotus edulis binomial… … Wikipedia
List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification — The following is the list of the 286 plant communities which comprise the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC). These are grouped by major habitat category, as used in the five volumes of British Plant Communities , the standard work… … Wikipedia
Garie Beach — HistoryThere are two theories of the origins of the name. Garie is an Aboriginal word meaning sleepy . The name could also be a deviation of the name of a bushranger called Geaty, who camped here. [http://www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au/ssc/rwpattach.ns… … Wikipedia
New River (Oregon) — The New River is a short river on the southern Oregon coast. It begins at Floras Lake and runs northward (almost NNE) to the Pacific Ocean a distance of approximately 10 river miles (16 km) flowing parallel to the ocean behind the foredune.[1] It … Wikipedia
Cordon dunaire — Dune Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dune (homonymie). Une dune[1] est un relief composé de sable. Des dunes, dites « dunes hydrauliques », peuvent se former et se déplacer sous la mer … Wikipédia en Français
Dune — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dune (homonymie). Dunes étoilées de la Vallée de la mort (Death Valley), Californie … Wikipédia en Français
