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of sediments that has currently the beach but if coastal processes are modified, huge
and relevant changes will be observed in the wetland.
Finally, it is recommended as in any other coastal engineering project, the understanding of those variables that allow the comprehension of the problems that
coastal wetlands experiment. The recognition of the morphological behaviour will
serve as a comparison element during the development of an intervention work,
determining with this, the way to understand the capacity of self-regeneration of the
bar that protects the wetland, and it will be an indicator of how it can evolve in time
since it will be possible to maintain the ecosystemic services of these bodies of
water.
9.3 Physical Properties of Sediments
From the engineering perspective, one of the elements that must be considered in
the analysis of anthropogenic impacts of the bar of Mallorquín Lagoon with meteomarine conditions and anthropogenic impacts, are the coastal processes that model
the zone.
It is properly the interaction between the processes and physical contour of the
coastline what origins the active dynamic of the beach, determining its configuration on-site and in profile. In this regard, we must consider the effect of currents,
Fig. 9.6 Superpuerto Port
9 Physical and Morphological Changes to Wetlands Induced by Coastal Structures
of sediments that has currently the beach but if coastal processes are modified, huge
and relevant changes will be observed in the wetland.
Finally, it is recommended as in any other coastal engineering project, the understanding of those variables that allow the comprehension of the problems that
coastal wetlands experiment. The recognition of the morphological behaviour will
serve as a comparison element during the development of an intervention work,
determining with this, the way to understand the capacity of self-regeneration of the
bar that protects the wetland, and it will be an indicator of how it can evolve in time
since it will be possible to maintain the ecosystemic services of these bodies of
water.
9.3 Physical Properties of Sediments
From the engineering perspective, one of the elements that must be considered in
the analysis of anthropogenic impacts of the bar of Mallorquín Lagoon with meteomarine conditions and anthropogenic impacts, are the coastal processes that model
the zone.
It is properly the interaction between the processes and physical contour of the
coastline what origins the active dynamic of the beach, determining its configuration on-site and in profile. In this regard, we must consider the effect of currents,
Fig. 9.6 Superpuerto Port
9 Physical and Morphological Changes to Wetlands Induced by Coastal Structures