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Coastal Dunes in the Tropics and Temperate Regions: Location, Formation, Morphology and Vegetation Processes

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Coastal Dunes

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The following is an attempt to examine the differences between coastal dunes occurring in the tropics and those mid-latitude (mostly temperate) areas outside the tropics but principally within 50°N and 50°S. The tropics lie between 23.5°S and 23.5°N of the equator bounded by the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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Hesp, P.A. (2008). Coastal Dunes in the Tropics and Temperate Regions: Location, Formation, Morphology and Vegetation Processes. In: Martínez, M.L., Psuty, N.P. (eds) Coastal Dunes. Ecological Studies, vol 171. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74002-5_3

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