Island-wide coastal vulnerability assessment of Sri Lanka reveals that sand dunes, planted trees and natural vegetation may play a role as potential barriers against ocean surges

Behara Satyanarayana; Tom Van der Stocken; Guillaume Rans; Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara; Gaetane Ronsmans; Loku Pulukkuttige Jayatissa; Mohd-Lokman Husain; Nico Koedam; Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2017.10.001

Island-wide coastal vulnerability assessment of Sri Lanka reveals that sand dunes, planted trees and natural vegetation may play a role as potential barriers against ocean surges

Behara Satyanarayana, Tom Van der Stocken, Guillaume Rans, Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara, Gaetane Ronsmans, Loku Pulukkuttige Jayatissa, Mohd-Lokman Husain, Nico Koedam, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	144-157
Journal	Global Ecology and Conservation
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2017.10.001
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

Keywords

Bioshield
Elevation classification
Land cover
Land use
Mangrove
Tsunami
Vulnerability index map

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Satyanarayana, B., Van der Stocken, T., Rans, G., Kodikara, K. A. S., Ronsmans, G., Jayatissa, L. P., Husain, M.-L., Koedam, N., & Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2017). Island-wide coastal vulnerability assessment of Sri Lanka reveals that sand dunes, planted trees and natural vegetation may play a role as potential barriers against ocean surges. Global Ecology and Conservation, 12, 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2017.10.001

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Island-wide coastal vulnerability assessment of Sri Lanka reveals that sand dunes, planted trees and natural vegetation may play a role as potential barriers against ocean surges. / Satyanarayana, Behara; Van der Stocken, Tom; Rans, Guillaume et al.
In: Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol. 12, 10.2017, p. 144-157.

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