ppt课件-coastalecosystems-universityofwestalabama.pptVIP

* Coastal Ecosystems The most important coastal systems are beaches and coastal dunes. These are important ecosystems in their own right, but also serve as important habitats for a number of organisms that are residents in other ecosystems. These ecosystems are also highly attractive for human development. Their geological nature, however, makes it difficult for them to retain their ecological characteristics while being developed. Beaches and coastal sand dunes often develop where rivers dump large volumes of sand into shallow coastal waters, or where coastal erosion has created large amou