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I. REPORT NUMBER 



MP 9-75 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO 



3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NUMBER 



4. TITLE (and Subtitle) 



Construction and Stabilization of Coastal Foredunes 

 with Vegetation: Padre Island, Texas 



5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED 



Miscellaneous Paper 



6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER 



7. AUTHORfsJ 



Bill E. Dahl, Bruce A. Fall, Alan Lohse, and S.G. Appan 



B. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBERfsJ 



DACW 72-69-C0012 

 DACW 72-72-C-0013 



9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 



Gulf Universities Research Consortium 

 16821 Buccaneer Lane 

 Houston, Texas 77058 



G 31265 



11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERRE-EC) 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 



12. REPORT DATE 



September 1975 



13. NUMBER OF PAGES 



188 



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UNCLASSIFIED 



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18. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 



19. KEY WORDS (Continue on 



Barrier island 

 Beach grass 

 Dune stabilization 



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Padre Island, Texas 

 Sand dunes 



Shore protection 

 Storm surge barrier 



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Experiments were conducted from 1969 to 1974 on Padre Island, Texas, to establish technical 

 specifications and methodologies for the use of beach grasses to construct and stabilize foredunes 

 as storm surge barriers along the gulf coast. Conclusions are based on 2.5 linear miles of 

 experimental plots, consisting of beacli plantings and fence-built dunes. Additional experiments 

 on the effects of nutrients and salinity on beach grass growth were conducted in a greenhouse. 



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