Natural dunes are a powerful tool for coastal resilience, but engineers need more knowledge about their unique dynamics to fully harness their potential.
Listen to Episode 79 to learn more about an innovative ERDC research project that relocated a live dune segment from a Florida beach to a Mississippi laboratory to study the ecological drivers of dune stability. You can also watch a video of the episode.
MORE INFORMATION:
- VIDEO: Dune Extraction
- JOURNAL ARTICLE: Laboratory Experiment of a Live Dune Sample to Validate Vegetated Dune Response
- N-EWN Team Relocates a Live Dune Segment for Laboratory Investigation
- EWN Web Article
- Investigation of Ecological Drivers of Dune Stability to Inform Restoration Design and Management Guidance
- JOURNAL ARTICLE: Strategic planting and nutrient amendments to accelerate the revegetation of rapidly retreating coastal dunes
- EWN and University of Florida Researchers Characterize Dune Geophysical Properties
