NATURE-BASED COASTAL PROTECTION: WAVE DAMPING BY FLEXIBLE SALT MARSH VEGETATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Coastal Engineering Proceedings
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2156-1028,0589-087X
DOI: 10.9753/icce.v36v.management.9