Experimental dune restoration and stabilization, Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Knutson, Paul L.

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dc.contributor.author	Knutson, Paul L.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-08T16:28:54Z	-
dc.date.available	2017-05-08T16:28:54Z	-
dc.date.issued	1980-08	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11681/22208	-
dc.description	Technical Paper	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: In April 1970, experimental plots were established on a baymouth bar at Nauset Harbor on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. On the bar both sand fences and American beachgrass (Amrnophila breviligulata) were tested as alternative techniques for creating and stabilizing dunes. Elevational profiles were made periodically in the test plots from April 1970 to November 1977. The study concluded that sand fences initially capture sand more rapidly than newly planted beachgrass. Once established, however, beachgrass plantings trap sand at a rate equivalent to multiple lifts of sand fence. Using either sand fence or beachgrass, a dune growth rate of more than 11 cubic meters per linear meter of beach per year was sustained. Crest elevation increased 0.25 meter per year.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)	en_US
dc.publisher	Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Technical Paper;no. 80-5	-
dc.rights	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.	-
dc.source	This Digital Resource was created from scans of the Print Resource.	-
dc.subject	Beach erosion	en_US
dc.subject	Grasses	en_US
dc.subject	Sand dunes	en_US
dc.title	Experimental dune restoration and stabilization, Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts	en_US
dc.type	Report	-
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