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Management for nature conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

J. P. Doody
J. P. Doody
Affiliation:
Nature Conservancy Council, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA, U.K.
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Synopsis

Sand dunes occur extensively around the coastline of Great Britain and in a wide variety of forms. Management for nature conservation is influenced by a long-term historical perspective which has led to a continued policy of protection. It has aimed firstly to prevent damaging developments such as building and orestry, and secondly to control excessive erosion brought about predominantly by man's own activities. However, an assessment of current nature conservation management problems suggests that at many sites in Great Britain over-stabilisation may be as much a problem as erosion. The implications for management in the face of other competing demands is discussed.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 96: Coastal Sand Dunes , 1989 , pp. 247 - 265
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1989

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