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The Arcachon Bay estuary : a "collage" of landscapes

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The Arcachon Bay is a typical semi-sheltered lagoon located on the Atlantic coast of France, facing the wave-dominated shelf of the Bay of Biscay. Its long-term evolution was controlled by the development of the Cap Ferret barrier spit and the establishment of a tide ebb-dominant barrier system leading to a spatial split of the bay in two parts: (a) the inner lagoon mostly composed of tidal flats and (b) the outer lagoon with higher hydrological capacities where a large-scale tidal inlet is bordered by the largest coastal dune in Europe. The identification of major interactive sedimentary environments with reference to their representative and complementary characteristics leads to a deductive selection of five landforms supporting oyster cultivation and various recreational (sportfishing, sailing, ecotourism) activities of both economic and landscape value.

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hal-01067267 , version 1 (24-09-2014)

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Frédéric Bertrand. The Arcachon Bay estuary : a "collage" of landscapes. Landscapes and Landforms of France, Springer Verlag, p. 71-80, 2013. ⟨hal-01067267⟩
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