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Sand Dune Conservation, Management and Restoration

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This chapter brings together information on the states and values, and the analysis of trends and trade-offs for the beach/foredune (Chaps. 4 and 6) and inland vegetated sand dunes (Chaps. 5 and 7). Two simple State Evaluation Models (Sects. 6.2.4 and 7.2.6) provide a means of visualising the relationship between the states. Based on the current ‘value’ of each state it is possible to identify if the habitat at each location is in the ‘desired state’ or not. If intervention is required, this chapter gives details of some of the methods used in habitat management and restoration. These include taking action to control erosion, manipulate grazing regimes or restore and re-create sand dune systems.

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    Hefting occurs when a flock of hill sheep recognise and stay within ‘their’ part of the hillside.

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    Livestock Unit. Defined in Sect. 7.4.1.

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Doody, J.P. (2013). Management and Restoration – Applying Best Practice. In: Sand Dune Conservation, Management and Restoration. Coastal Research Library, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4731-9_9

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