Chapter Spatial displacement of nearshore vegetation in response to artificial changes in coastal morphology

This study characterizes the zonation of coastal vegetation in six coastal sites in Malta. The vegetation sequence on the coastal zone is predictable and displaces in response to changes in shoreline. The halophyte Limbarda crithmoides was used as an indicator species to ‘locate’ the position of the...

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Main Authors: Cutajar, Martina, Lanfranco, Sandro
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023
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description This study characterizes the zonation of coastal vegetation in six coastal sites in Malta. The vegetation sequence on the coastal zone is predictable and displaces in response to changes in shoreline. The halophyte Limbarda crithmoides was used as an indicator species to ‘locate’ the position of the sequence. The vegetation surveys were used to construct a Gaussian distribution model for this species. Peak density and peak distance from the shore were positively correlated with exposure. The models were used to simulate the predicted shift of the vegetation in response to a modified shoreline
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-997282024-04-09T11:40:37Z Chapter Spatial displacement of nearshore vegetation in response to artificial changes in coastal morphology Cutajar, Martina Lanfranco, Sandro Limbarda crithmoides Coastal vegetation Maltese Islands Land reclamation thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment This study characterizes the zonation of coastal vegetation in six coastal sites in Malta. The vegetation sequence on the coastal zone is predictable and displaces in response to changes in shoreline. The halophyte Limbarda crithmoides was used as an indicator species to ‘locate’ the position of the sequence. The vegetation surveys were used to construct a Gaussian distribution model for this species. Peak density and peak distance from the shore were positively correlated with exposure. The models were used to simulate the predicted shift of the vegetation in response to a modified shoreline 2023-05-02T04:14:33Z 2023-05-02T04:14:33Z 2023-05-01T13:45:29Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9791221500301_235 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62819 9791221500301 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99728 eng Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62819/1/chapter-37003.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62819/1/chapter-37003.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.59 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.59 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221500301 10 Florence open access
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Chapter Spatial displacement of nearshore vegetation in response to artificial changes in coastal morphology
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topic Limbarda crithmoides
Coastal vegetation
Maltese Islands
Land reclamation
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Coastal vegetation
Maltese Islands
Land reclamation
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