Desarrollo dunar y potencial de restauración dunar en sistemas playa-duna del litoral catalán
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A practical and functional tool for decision making on the management of dune systems of developed coasts is
presented. Three check list indexes are developed with the objective of assessing the different parts that describe and
determine dune development (ecological and morphological status of dunes, beach potential to host dunes, and
management in beach-dune systems), and establishing a forth index that quantify the dune restoration potential of each
beach. The application of the indexes proposed in this research allowed to classify beaches of Catalonia in 4 categories
according to the most suitable management measures: dune rehabilitation, dune restoration, dune conservation, and
maintenance and rehabilitation of incipient dunes. The results verify that most of studied beaches present high values in
dune restoration potential index, which corresponds to urban and urbanized touristic beaches
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