Removal of Posidonia oceanica banquettes from Sakarun beach (Dugi otok Island, Croatia) was a common practice to increase recreational use during the summer tourist season. The sandy part of the beach showed gradual erosion and has partially disappeared. Geological and geomorphological were conducted over nine-month period to investigate the relationship between the banquette removal and sediment loss. The results indicate that the continuous removal of sediment-laden posidonia banquette may cause a deficit in the beach sediment budget, the effects of which may not become apparent until several-year delay.
University of Zagreb, Croatia - ORCID: 0000-0001-8789-8068
University of Zagreb, Croatia
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Chapter Title
Sedimentological consequences of Posidonia Oceanica banquette removal: Sakarun beach case study (Dugi otok, Croatia)
Authors
Kristina Pikelj, Petra Godec, Blanka Cvetko Tešović
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.08
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Publication Year
2022
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Book Title
Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
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Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0031-8
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Series ISSN
2975-0423
Series E-ISSN
2975-0288