Dune Formation Follows Fixed Patterns Revealing Coastal Resilience Secrets
Building with nature is an important concept in our coastal defense. After all, by hitching a ride on natural processes, we are more resistant to sea level rise. A good understanding of these processes is therefore indispensable. Ecologist Paul Berghuis, affiliated with Utrecht University and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), delved into the world of dune formation and discovered that within young dune landscapes, dunes and grasses do not position themselves randomly but on the basis of a fixed pattern.
Building with nature is an important concept in our coastal defense. After all, by hitching a ride on natural processes, we are more resistant to sea level rise. A good understanding of these processes is therefore indispensable.
Ecologist Paul Berghuis, affiliated with Utrecht University and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), delved into the world of dune formation and discovered that within young dune landscapes, dunes and grasses do not position themselves randomly but on the basis of a fixed pattern.
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