Much of the earliest work on succession focused on vegetation, but more recent work ... earlier European studies describing succession on coastal dunes. While not the first to describe succession ...

While succession is most often thought about in terms of the plant community, shifts in the populations of other organisms also need to be considered. The process of succession can be seen in many ...

The coasts of both ... over the ridge and vegetation, creating shelter for larger plants to grow and establish. Figure caption, The sand dunes grow and establish a succession of plants and ...

There are lots of ways to try and protect our coasts including hard sea defences, such as sea walls, or soft defences, such as planting vegetation. As well as being places where people come to ...