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Concept: sand dune fixation in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7419
Preferred label sand dune fixation
Definition Stabilization of dunes effected by the planting of marram grass (Ammophila arenaria), or rice grass, whose long roots bind the surface layers of sand and so hinder its removal by wind. A larger scale method of dealing with the same problem is by afforestation.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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