Slag from the steel industry could help save some of Wales' most rare plants, according to an ecologist. The material, ...

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little ...

Only a small group of plants are capable of colonising sand dunes (Hesp 1991). Nevertheless, in contrast to most desert dunes, vegetation usually plays an important role both in the initial ...

Invasive plants are to be removed from sand dunes to protect the coastline. The ecological work by Natural England is to be carried out using large machinery on the dunes at Bamburgh ...

Behind many of these beaches are sand dune systems which provide homes for diverse forms of wildlife including plants and insects, some so highly specialised that without these dune habitats ...

colonised by a range of "woody" or shrub plant species that prefer more stable conditions (Hesp 1999, 2002). Sand is gradually deposited on the seaward slope, and sometimes the crest of the dune ...

More than 32,000 plants of a variety of species were planted, strengthening the beach with their root systems. The project was state funded and will increase the resiliency of Lighthouse Beach Park, ...