Extreme human-induced pocket beach growth on a rocky coast

Abstract A large human-induced sediment supply (~ 400 Mt) took place on the Atacama Desert rocky coast (~ 26° S) as a result of the dumping of copper mine tailings between 1938 and 1990. We show that the input of this large sediment load has affected the natural sediment dynamics in this coastal are...

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Main Authors: Paloma Lazo, Germán Aguilar, Camila Arróspide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87197-z
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