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- noun geography A kind of
dune ridge that runs parallel to the shore of a body ofwater .
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Examples
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The preferred nesting habitat is between the wrack line and foredune near dunes that are sparsely vegetated.
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The preferred nesting habitat is between the wrack line and foredune near dunes that are sparsely vegetated.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Other plants that work alongside beach grass are also adapted for the extreme life of the foredune.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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In the sheltered hollow behind the foredune, winds are usually not as intense, and woody plants such as southern and northern bayberry and beach plum provide shade for other plants.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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In the sheltered hollow behind the foredune, winds are usually not as intense, and woody plants such as southern and northern bayberry and beach plum provide shade for other plants.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Other plants that work alongside beach grass are also adapted for the extreme life of the foredune.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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In the sheltered hollow behind the foredune, winds are usually not as intense, and woody plants such as southern and northern bayberry and beach plum provide shade for other plants.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Other plants that work alongside beach grass are also adapted for the extreme life of the foredune.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Beach amaranth has been found on the site’s foredune areas.
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"(4) Circle the name of the ecosystem or ecosystems at the National Lakeshore where you think you will find your organism: forest along Little Calumet River Trail, wetland along Cowles Bog Trail, oak savannah woodland, foredune, open beach.
Chicago Reader 2010
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