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Sand Dunes

1 A Look at Sand Dunes

2 Management Planning

3 Coastlands and the Law

4 Safety, Equipment and Organisation

5 Dune Profiling and Stabilisation

6 Access Management

7 Vegetation Establishment

Introduction

Turfing Eroded Machairs

Transplanting Grasses

Sowing

Fertilising

Planting Shrubs

Thatching, Mulching and Binding

8 Vegetation Management

9 Dune Wildlife

Appendix A - Conservation and the volunteer worker

Appendix B - Site Studies and Surveys

Appendix C - The Seashore Code

Appendix D - Contacts

Appendix E - Bibliography

Glossary

Book:	Sand Dunes
Chapter:	7 Vegetation Establishment
Section:	Introduction
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This chapter describes the main dune grass species which form the pioneer vegetation of the foredunes. An important part of any dune stabilisation work is the transplanting of grasses, usually marram, to reduce wind blow at the surface (see A look at sand dunes), and create a living system of dune growth and stabilisation. Fertilising, turfing and transplanting of shrubs are also described.