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Author Correction: Unforeseen cascading effects of an inlet opening by Ferreira, Óscar

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The effectiveness of elevated boardwalks in restoring coastal dunes by Ferreira, Óscar

“…Coastal dunes are important habitats that also play an important role in coastal protection. In areas of high tourist activity, they have often been degraded…”
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Unforeseen cascading effects of an inlet opening by Ferreira, Óscar

“…The opening of the Cacela Inlet (southern Portugal) in 2010 led to unforeseen effects observed after 2017, including an extreme acceleration of the retreat of…”
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Use of a Bayesian Network for coastal hazards, impact and disaster risk reduction assessment at a coastal barrier (Ria Formosa, Portugal) by Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Costas, Susana, Ferreira, Óscar

“…Coastal communities are threatened by the impact of severe storms that may cause significant loss or damage of property and life. The main processes causing…”
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Process-based indicators to assess storm induced coastal hazards by Ferreira, Óscar, Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Costas, Susana

“…Storms are responsible for several hazards (e.g. overwash, erosion, inundation) in coastal areas, leading to the destruction of property and loss of life in…”
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A new index to assess the state of dune vegetation derived from true colour images by Talavera, Lara, Costas, Susana, Ferreira, Óscar

“…[Display omitted] •A new index (DUVES) characterises dune vegetation relying on accessible RGB imagery.•DUVES permits to analyse the spatiotemporal evolution…”
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Effectiveness assessment of risk reduction measures at coastal areas using a decision support system: Findings from Emma storm by Ferreira, Óscar, Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Costas, Susana

“…Storms impact coastal areas often causing damages and losses at occupied areas. On a scenario of increasing human occupation at coastal zones and under climate…”
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Implications of sea-level rise for overwash enhancement at South Portugal by Ferreira, Óscar, Kupfer, Sunna, Costas, Susana

“…Overwash is one of the most prominent hazards affecting coastal zones, and the associated consequences are expected to increase because of both sea-level rise…”
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Introduction to RISC-KIT: Resilience-increasing strategies for coasts by van Dongeren, Ap, Ciavola, Paolo, Martinez, Grit, Viavattene, Christophe, Bogaard, Tom, Ferreira, Oscar, Higgins, Ruth, McCall, Robert

“…Recent and historic low-frequency, high-impact events have demonstrated the flood risks faced by exposed coastal areas in Europe and beyond. These coastal zone…”
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Coastal barrier stratigraphy for Holocene high-resolution sea-level reconstruction by Costas, Susana, Ferreira, Óscar, Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Leorri, Eduardo

“…The uncertainties surrounding present and future sea-level rise have revived the debate around sea-level changes through the deglaciation and mid- to late…”
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Biotic and abiotic factors governing dune response to storm events by Garzon, Juan L., Costas, Susana, Ferreira, Oscar

“…The alongshore response of dunes to storm events can be extremely variable and, consequently, their capacity to maintain their services, including the…”
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Storm identification for high-energy wave climates as a tool to improve long-term analysis by Kümmerer, Vincent, Ferreira, Óscar, Fanti, Valeria, Loureiro, Carlos

“…Coastal storms can cause erosion and flooding of coastal areas, often accompanied by significant social-economic disruption. As such, storm characterisation is…”
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Exploring foredune growth capacity in a coarse sandy beach by Costas, Susana, de Sousa, Luisa Bon, Kombiadou, Katerina, Ferreira, Óscar, Plomaritis, Theocharis A.

“…Dunes are key elements of coastal landscapes in almost every latitude. They host high levels of biodiversity and provide important benefits to society; e.g…”
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Bridging the gap between resilience and geomorphology of complex coastal systems by Kombiadou, Katerina, Costas, Susana, Carrasco, A. Rita, Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Ferreira, Óscar, Matias, Ana

“…Resilience has been used over a wide range of scientific fields and often ambiguously, causing confusion over terminology and concepts and giving rise to…”
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Flood vulnerability under sea level rise for a coastal community located in a backbarrier environment, Portugal by Croteau, Raphaelle, Pacheco, André, Ferreira, Óscar

“…Sea level rise will be a major threat to coastal communities within the next century due to the intensity and severity of the floods it can cause. A new…”
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Identification of risk hotspots to storm events in a coastal region with high morphodynamic alongshore variability by Celedón, Victoria, Del Río, Laura, Ferreira, Óscar, Costas, Susana, Plomaritis, Theocharis A.

“…High-energy storm events induce hazards that promote damage and destruction of property and infrastructure. Defining high-risk areas is therefore fundamental…”
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Regional assessment of storm related overwash and breaching hazards on coastal barriers by Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Ferreira, Óscar, Costas, Susana

“…Coastal communities are threatened by the impact of severe storms that may cause significant loss of life and damage to properties. Among the main processes…”
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Contrasting short-term shoreline behaviour after the construction of sinusoidal groynes in NE Brazil by Vasconcelos, Yan, de Paula, Davis, Ferreira, Óscar, Leisner, Melvin

“…Coastal structures, such as groynes and breakwaters, disrupt coastal processes and often promote sediment accumulation updrift and erosion downdrift. However,…”
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Improved estimates of extreme wave conditions in coastal areas from calibrated global reanalyses by Fanti, Valeria, Ferreira, Óscar, Kümmerer, Vincent, Loureiro, Carlos

“…The analysis of extreme wave conditions is crucial for understanding and mitigating coastal hazards. As global wave reanalyses allow to extend the evaluation…”
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Predicting coastal hazards for sandy coasts with a Bayesian Network by Poelhekke, Laurens, Jäger, Wiebke S., van Dongeren, Ap, Plomaritis, Theocharis A., McCall, Robert, Ferreira, Óscar

“…Low frequency, high impact storm events can have large impacts on sandy coasts. The physical processes governing these impacts are complex because of the…”
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