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Coastal Zone Restoration 海岸带的修复 C B Craft and J Bertram, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA S Broome, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA @2008 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved. Introduction 引言 Coastal dunes and tidal wetlands are found at the interface between land and sea. They are dynamic ecosystems and serve as the first line of defense against the sea, buffering wind , waves, storm tides, and rising sea level. The physical environment of dunes and tidal wetlands is harsh. Both are exposed to wind and wave action and salt though they differ in availability of water.