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Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu

Grid measurements of beach vegetation, beach profile surveys and sediment analyses were done before and after the beach fest in order to assess the impact of the festivities on a stretch of the Mengabang Telipot beach. Although the beach fest was held for only seven days, its impact on the beach...

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Main Authors: Husain, Mohd Lokman, Ismail, Khairul A'mali, Yaakob, Rosnan
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995
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spelling my.upm.eprints.38502013-05-27T07:11:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3850/ Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu Husain, Mohd Lokman Ismail, Khairul A'mali Yaakob, Rosnan Grid measurements of beach vegetation, beach profile surveys and sediment analyses were done before and after the beach fest in order to assess the impact of the festivities on a stretch of the Mengabang Telipot beach. Although the beach fest was held for only seven days, its impact on the beach was found to be damaging. Beach vegetation was completely destroyed, while the backshore and the front portion of the upper beach were eroded. Sediments on both the backshore and upper beach decreased in. mean size and became poorly sorted. The foreshore area, which was influenced by tides, was not affected by the beach festivities. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3850/1/Short-term_Impact_of_Beach_Fest_on_the_Topography.pdf Husain, Mohd Lokman and Ismail, Khairul A'mali and Yaakob, Rosnan (1995) Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 3 (2). pp. 325-336. ISSN 0128-7680 English
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description Grid measurements of beach vegetation, beach profile surveys and sediment analyses were done before and after the beach fest in order to assess the impact of the festivities on a stretch of the Mengabang Telipot beach. Although the beach fest was held for only seven days, its impact on the beach was found to be damaging. Beach vegetation was completely destroyed, while the backshore and the front portion of the upper beach were eroded. Sediments on both the backshore and upper beach decreased in. mean size and became poorly sorted. The foreshore area, which was influenced by tides, was not affected by the beach festivities.
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author Husain, Mohd Lokman
Ismail, Khairul A'mali
Yaakob, Rosnan
spellingShingle Husain, Mohd Lokman
Ismail, Khairul A'mali
Yaakob, Rosnan
Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu
author_facet Husain, Mohd Lokman
Ismail, Khairul A'mali
Yaakob, Rosnan
author_sort Husain, Mohd Lokman
title Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu
title_short Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu
title_full Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu
title_fullStr Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu
title_full_unstemmed Short-term Impact of Beach Fest on the Topography, Vegetation Coverage and Sediment Distribution of the Mengabang Telipot Beach, Terengganu
title_sort short-term impact of beach fest on the topography, vegetation coverage and sediment distribution of the mengabang telipot beach, terengganu
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 1995
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3850/1/Short-term_Impact_of_Beach_Fest_on_the_Topography.pdf
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