CONCLUSIONS 



The use of vegetation for dune building and stabilization in Louisiana offers an 

 erosion control method that is compatible with natural coastal processes and is relatively 

 inexpensive. This method has its best chance of success on islands undergoing some 

 degree of accretion and dune building. But even in transgressive environments, 

 vegetative stabilization in combination with sand fencing and/or beach nourishment 

 offers a viable means for reducing coastal erosion. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author expresses his appreciation to the Coastal Energy Impact Program of the 

 Louisiana Office of Coastal Zone Management for its financial support of the research 

 from which this manuscript is derived; to F. Monteferrante, M. Hester, D. Carlock, and 

 graduate students of the Department of Marine Sciences, Louisiana State University for 

 carrying out much of the field work; to Mr. J. Jordan of Texaco Corporation; to Mr. C. 

 Starkovich and Ms. F. Talbot of the Soil Conservation Service for coordinating and 

 participating in field plantings on Timbalier Island; and to Texaco Corporation for 

 funding this field planting effort. 



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