Coastal Erosion Management at Callao (Peru) in the 17th and 18th Centuries: The First Groin Field in South America?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Shore Protection at Callao
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mestanza, C.; Piccardi, M.; Pranzini, E. Coastal Erosion Management at Callao (Peru) in the 17th and 18th Centuries: The First Groin Field in South America? Water 2018, 10, 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070891
Mestanza C, Piccardi M, Pranzini E. Coastal Erosion Management at Callao (Peru) in the 17th and 18th Centuries: The First Groin Field in South America? Water. 2018; 10(7):891. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070891
Chicago/Turabian StyleMestanza, Carlos, Marco Piccardi, and Enzo Pranzini. 2018. "Coastal Erosion Management at Callao (Peru) in the 17th and 18th Centuries: The First Groin Field in South America?" Water 10, no. 7: 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070891