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• Sand dune ecology — describes the biological and physico chemical interactions that are a characteristic of sand dunes.Sand dunes provide a range of habitats for a range of unusual, interesting and characteristic plants that can cope with disturbed habitats. In the… …   Wikipedia

• Blowing Rocks Preserve — is an environmental preserve on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound, Martin County, Florida, USA. It is owned by The Nature Conservancy. It contains the largest Anastasia limestone outcropping on the state s east coast.cite web|author=The Nature… …   Wikipedia

• sand dune — Hill, mound, or ridge of windblown sand or other loose material such as clay particles. Dunes are commonly associated with desert regions and seacoasts, and there are large areas of dunes in nonglacial parts of Antarctica. * * * Introduction  any …   Universalium

• blowing adder — Hognosesnake Hog nose snake (Zo[ o]l.) A harmless North American snake of the genus {Heterodon}, esp. {Heterodon platyrhynos}; called also {puffing adder}, {blowing adder}, and {sand viper}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sand viper — Hognosesnake Hog nose snake (Zo[ o]l.) A harmless North American snake of the genus {Heterodon}, esp. {Heterodon platyrhynos}; called also {puffing adder}, {blowing adder}, and {sand viper}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• drifting and blowing dust or sand — An ensemble of particles of dust or sand raised, at or near the station, from the ground to small or moderate height by a sufficiently strong and turbulent wind …   Aviation dictionary

• blow — 01. The wind [blows] cold across the plains in winter. 02. He [blew] a tire about six minutes into the race and had to stop. 03. I really [blew] it with my new girlfriend. I forgot her birthday and then called her by my old girlfriend s name. 04 …   Grammatical examples in English

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• Barchan — A barchan dune is an arc shaped sand ridge, comprising well sorted sand. This type of dune possesses two horns that face downwind, with the slip face (the downwind slope) at the angle of repose, or approximately 32 degrees. The upwind side is… …   Wikipedia

• erosion — erosional, adj. /i roh zheuhn/, n. 1. the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded. 2. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. [1535 45; < L erosion (s. of erosio). See …   Universalium