Fonte de Telha a climbing dune

A unique climbing dune where the growth of scrub is affecting the sediment budget of the site and has implications for the management of the cliff-top dunes (Jackson & Nevin 1992).

References

Jackson, D.W.T. & Nevin, G.H. 1992. Sand transport in a cliff top dune system at Fonte de Telha, Portugal. In: Coastal Dunes. Geomorphology, Ecology and Management: Proceedings of the Third European Dune Congres, eds.Carter, R.W.G., Curtis, T.G.F. & Sheehy-Skeffington, M.J.A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 81-92.