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31. Coastal Management in the Basque Coast: A Case Study of Dredging and Dumping Operations Along the Oka Estuary

Authors : Manu Monge-Ganuzas, Alejandro Cearreta, Ane García-Artola

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Abstract

The first data available on the interaction between human beings and the Basque estuaries are situated in the Prehistory, after the last glacial maximum.

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Metadata
Title
Coastal Management in the Basque Coast: A Case Study of Dredging and Dumping Operations Along the Oka Estuary
Authors
Manu Monge-Ganuzas
Alejandro Cearreta
Ane García-Artola
Copyright Year
2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_31