Coasts - Dorset coast. Flashcards

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Where is Studland Bay located?

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South coast of Dorset, near Purbeck

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What’s good about sand dunes?

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They are a form of natural protection that cost nothing

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Why were old Christmas trees placed in the sand dunes?

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To hold the sand dunes together

Sustainable source of protection because they are free!

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4
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How have people been educated about the area of Studland Bay?

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Information signs have been placed all around the site

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How have they stopped erosion?

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Boardwalks
Car parks built to stop people parking on dunes
Dunes have been fenced off to stop people walking on them

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What other forms of management have they done?

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Beach nourishment

Planting more marran grass to anchor the sand dunes

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where?

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Studland Bay, Dorset, south west of England

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wildlife? (4)

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  • reptiles like adders, grass snakes & slow worms
  • birds like Dartford warblers & grebes
  • fish like seahorses
  • plants like marram grass &lyme grass, on sand dunes, and heather on the heathland
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9
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erosion?

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mostly sheltered from highly erosive waves, but the southern end is being eroded

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adaptions of wildlife? (4)

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  • marram grass: folded leaves to reduce water loss + long roots to take up water, as sand dunes are windy & dry
  • lyme grass: waxy cuticles to reduce water loss by transpiration
  • grebes: feet are far back on their bodies to make them streamlined = better divers = easier to dive & find food in the sea
  • snakes and lizards: thick scaly skin to reduce water loss & protect them from rough undergrowth on the heathland
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problems with using land: (3)

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  • lots of people walk across the sand dunes = erosion
  • hundreds of boats use Studland Bay = destroys seagrass where seahorses live
  • fires, caused by things such as cigarettes, can easily damage the heathland behind the sand dunes (eg/ in 2008, a fire destroyed 6 acres of heathland)
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12
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National Trust conservation techniques: (3)

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-for people walking on sand dunes:
•board walks are provided for people to walk on
•some dunes are fenced off to get a chance to recover
•information signs have been put up to tell visitors how to enjoy the land without damaging it
-boat owners are told not to damage the seagrass, as the seahorses are protected by law
-visitors are educated on the dangers of fires, and fire beaters are provided to extinguish flames

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