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Articles | Volume 14, issue 23
Articles | Volume 14, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5533-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5533-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 23
Research article
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07 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 07 Dec 2017

Exploring the contributions of vegetation and dune size to early dune development using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imaging

Marinka E. B. van Puijenbroek, Corjan Nolet, Alma V. de Groot, Juha M. Suomalainen, Michel J. P. M. Riksen, Frank Berendse, and Juul Limpens

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Understanding the contribution of the vegetation and dune size to nebkha dune growth could improve model predictions on coastal dune development. We monitored a natural nebkha dune field with a drone with camera. Our results show that dune growth in summer is mainly determined by dune size, whereas in winter dune growth was determined by vegetation. In our study area the growth of exposed dunes was restricted by storm erosion, whereas growth of sheltered dunes was restricted by sand supply.
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