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 Scientific Research, Consultancy and Investigations

              
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Dunes

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Eroding dunes at Formby Point, Sefton coast,                  Embryo dunes forming south of Formby Point, Sefton
NW England                                                                   coast, NW England

 

    
Vegetation planting on the backshore to form a wider       Semi-active blowout  near the northern end of the
dune belt, Captiva Island, Florida                                     Ynyslas, dune system, Cardigan Bay, mid-Wales

 

    
Artificial nourishment of frontal dunes using          The dangers of digging in dune sand
sediment dredged from Aberdovey harbour.

 


Wave-induced erosion of frontal dunes north of 
Sizewell Nuclear Power Station, Suffolk

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Recent Publications

Saye, S.E. & Pye, K. (2007) Implications of sea level rise for coastal dune habitat conservation in Wales, UK. Journal of Coastal Conservation (published online, printed copy to follow).
(click to view the abstract of this paper)

Pye, K., Saye, S.E. and Blott, S.J. (2007) Sand Dune Processes and Management for Flood and Coastal Defence. Part 1: Project Overview and Recommendations. R & D Technical Report FD1302/TR/1, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, vi + 35 pp, tables, figures and plates.
(click here to download the full report from the DEFRA website)

Pye, K., Saye, S.E. and Blott, S.J. (2007) Sand Dune Processes and Management for Flood and Coastal Defence. Part 2: Sand Dune Processes and Morphology. R & D Technical Report FD1302/TR/2, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, vi + 21 pp, tables, figures and plates.
(click here to download the full report from the DEFRA website)

Pye, K., Saye, S.E. and Blott, S.J. (2007) Sand Dune Processes and Management for Flood and Coastal Defence. Part 3: The Geomorphology and Management Status of Coastal Dunes in England and Wales. R & D Technical Report FD1302/TR/3, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, vi + 94 pp, tables and figures.
(click here to download the full report from the DEFRA website)

Pye, K., Saye, S.E. and Blott, S.J. (2007) Sand Dune Processes and Management for Flood and Coastal Defence. Part 4: Techniques for Sand Dune Management. R & D Technical Report FD1302/TR/4, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, vi + 49 pp, tables, figures and plates.
(click here to download the full report from the DEFRA website)

Pye, K., Saye, S.E. and Blott, S.J. (2007) Sand Dune Processes and Management for Flood and Coastal Defence. Part 5: Dune Management Practices at Selected Dune Systems in England and Wales. R & D Technical Report FD1302/TR/5, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, vi + 39 pp, tables, figures and plates.
(click here to download the full report from the DEFRA website)

Saye, S.E., Pye, K. and Clemmensen, L.B. (2006). Development of a cliff-top dune indicated by particle size and geochemical characteristics: Rubjerg Knude, Denmark. Sedimentology 53, 1-21.
(click to view the abstract of this paper)

Saye, S.E. and Pye, K. (2006). Variations in chemical composition and particle size of dune sediments along the west coast of Jutland, Denmark. Sedimentary Geology 183, 217-242.
(click to view the abstract of this paper)

Saye, S.E., van der Wal, D., Pye, K. and Blott, S.J. (2005). Beach dune morphological relationships and erosion/accretion: an investigation at five sites in England and Wales using LIDAR data. Geomorphology 72, 128-155.
(click to view the abstract of this paper)

Pye, K. (2001) Long-term geomorphological changes and how they may affect the dune coasts of Europe. In: Houston, J.A., Edmondson, S.E. & Rooney, P.J. (Eds.) Coastal Dune Management - Shared Experience of European Conservation Practice. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, pp. 17-23.

Saye, S.E. and Pye, K. (2000). Textural and geochemical evidence for the provenance of aeolian sand deposits on the Aquitaine coast, SW France. In: Pye, K. and Allen, J.R.L. (Eds.) Coastal and Estuarine Environments: sedimentology, geomorphology and geoarchaeology. Geological Society Special Publication No. 175, Geological Society Publishing House, Bath, pp. 173-186.

Clarke, M.L., Rendell, H.M., Pye, K., Tastet, J.-P., Pontee, N.I. and Massé, L. (1999). Evidence for the timing of dune development on the Aquitaine coast, southwest France. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Supplement Band 116, 147-163.


 


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