ABSTRACT McGuirk, MT; Kennedy, DM, and Konlechner, T., 2022. The role of vegetation in
incipient dune and foredune development and morphology: A review. Journal of Coastal …

Marine litter pollution on coastal dunes has received limited scientific attention when
compared with sandy shores. This paper proposes a new framework based on the …

The aim of the present work was to assess the conservation status of coastal dune systems
in Tuscany (Italy). Emphasis was given to the presence and abundance of plant …

We investigated the temporal changes from spring to summer of the stranded litter and the
composition of plastic encrusting biota along an Italian beach. Our findings highlight a …

We analyze the spatial patterns of natural dune cover patches and their plant richness,
comparing coastal sites with different levels of human pressure in central Italy. We created a …

Aims Although many phytosociological studies have provided detailed local and regional
descriptions of coastal dune vegetation, a unified classification of this vegetation in Europe …

Remote Sensing (RS) is a useful tool for detecting and mapping Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs).
IAPs mapping on dynamic and heterogeneous landscapes, using satellite RS data, is not …

Dunal plants may affect the patterns of deposition of beach litter. In this study, we aimed at
evaluating if Carpobrotus spp. patches may act as a litter trap in coastal dune systems. To do …

Marine litter accumulates on sandy beaches and is an important environmental problem, as
well as a threat to habitat types that are among the most endangered according to EU …

Plant communities of coastal dunes are distributed along a characteristic sea-inland
gradient. Generally, there is a shift from annual and short height species with small leaves in …