Many studies have been undertaken in New Zealand on dune ecosystems and their ecology. The following links are to some examples of that research:
- Ecological survey of the Opotiki Ecological District coastal zone by Geoff Walls (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes; 189)
- Literature review on the effects of seawalls on beaches by J.A. Comfort and M.B. Single (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; no. 147)
- Matai Bay, Dept. of Conservation camp : defoliation of amenity plantings by D.A. Bartram (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; no. 6)
- Natural pohutukawa in Taranaki by Philip Simpson (DOC Conservation advisory science notes ; no. 150)
- Pingao on Otago Peninsula : botanical report by P.N. Johnson ; prepared for Department of Conservation (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; no. 9)
- Pohutukawa in North Taranaki by M. Benson (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; 125)
- Rare plant conservation at the Tangimoana dunelands by Nicholas Singers (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; 199)
- The sand dunes of Kawakaputa Bay and Haldane Bay, Southland by Mike Hilton (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; 275)
- Sand movement and the protection of natural areas on Pouto Peninsula, Northland by Colin Ogle (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; 145)
- Simply sand? : Ocean Beach dunes, Hawkes Bay by Geoff Walls (DOC, Conservation advisory science notes ; 213)
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