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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/36055| Title: | Restoration of White Tower Bay sand dune |
| Authors: | Deidun, Alan |
| Keywords: | White Tower Bay (Mellieha, Malta) Beaches -- Malta Camping -- Malta Malta Environment and Planning Authority |
| Issue Date: | 2002-07-07 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Ltd. |
| Citation: | Deidun, A. (2002, July 7). Restoration of White Tower Bay sand dune. The Times of Malta, pp. 1-4. |
| Abstract: | Picturesque though they are, coastal sand dunes serve a more important purpose than beauty. Dunes act as flexible barriers to ocean storm surges and waves and protect low-lying backshore areas. In addition, they provide a habitat for fauna adapted to this harsh environment, some of which are endemic to the Maltese Islands. According to Schembri (1991), only 13 out of a total of 27 sandy beaches still support some form of dune ecosystem, and just five of them support dunes with a relatively intact characteristic dune vegetation community. These are Ramal l-Hamra in Gozo, Santa Marija on Comino, Ghadira, Ramla tat-Torri (White Tower Bay) and Ramla tal-Mixquqa (Golden Bay) in Malta. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36055 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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