1. Editorial

   • Frank van der Meulen

   EditorialNotes 02 January 2014 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Ecology and restoration perspectives of soft coastal ecosystems—Introduction

   • Grootjans Ab P.
   • Jones Peter
   • Paskoff Roland

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 5 - 8

3. Twenty years of salt marsh succession on a Dutch coastal barrier island

   • Wijnen H. J.
   • Bakker J. P.
   • Vries Y.

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 9 - 18

4. Nitrogen accumulation and plant species replacement in three salt marsh systems in the Wadden Sea

   • Wijnen H. J.
   • Bakker J. P.

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 19 - 26

5. Allocation of nitrogen and carbon in an estuarine salt marsh in Portugal

   • Cartaxana P.
   • Catarino F.

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 27 - 34

6. Effects of nitrogen addition on the growth of the salt marsh grassElymus athericus

   • Leendertse Peter C.
   • Rozema Jelte
   • Andrea Adrie

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 35 - 40

7. Nitrogen availability in relation to vegetation changes resulting from grass encroachment in Dutch dry dunes

   • Veer M. A. C.

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 41 - 48

8. Transport rates and volume changes in a coastal foredune on a Dutch Wadden island

   • Arens S.M.

   OriginalPaper 15 January 2014 Pages: 49 - 56

9. Ecological effects of reactivation of artificially stabilized blowouts in coastal dunes

   • Boxel J. H.
   • Jungerius P. D.
   • Hampele N.

   Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 57 - 62

10. Aeolian dynamics in relation to vegetation in a blowout complex in the Meijendel dunes, The Netherlands

    • Jungerius P. D.
    • Meulen F.

    Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 63 - 70

11. Reconstruction of an interrupted primary beach plain succession using a Geographical Information System

    • Veen A.
    • Grootjans A. P.
    • Rozema J.

    Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 71 - 78

12. Variation in groundwater composition and decalcification depth in a dune slack: effects on basiphilous vegetation

    • Sival F. P.
    • Grootjans A. P.
    • Verschoore de la Houssaye T.

    Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 79 - 86

13. Nutrient deficiency in dune slack pioneer vegetation: a review

    • Lammerts E. J.
    • Grootjans A. P.

    Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 87 - 94

14. The role of microbial mats during primary succession in calcareous dune slacks: an experimental approach

    • Grootjans A. P.
    • Ende F. P.
    • Walsweer A. F.

    Special Feature 02 January 2014 Pages: 95 - 102

15. Possible impact of sea-level rise on some habitat types at the Baltic coast of Denmark

    • Vestergaard Peter

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 103 - 112

16. Lichens as indicators of a perturbation/stability gradient in the Asperillo dunes, SW spain

    • Gallego Fernández J. B.
    • Díaz Barradas M. C.

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 113 - 118

17. News and announcements

    • H. W. J. van Dijk

    Announcement 02 January 2014 Pages: 119 - 120

18. A comparative review of coastal conservation policies in France, and England and Wales

    • Meur-Férec Catherine

    ReviewPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 121 - 132

19. Effects of sand movement by wind on nematodes and soil-borne fungi in coastal foredunes

    • Goes P. C. E. M.
    • Dijk C.
    • Jungerius P. D.

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 133 - 142

20. Hydrogeology of a restored coastal dune system in northeastern Scotland

    • Soulsby C.
    • Hannah D.
    • Gard R.

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 143 - 154

21. Short-term effects of an oil spill on the West coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

    • Glassom D.
    • Prochazka K.
    • Branch G. M.

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 155 - 168

22. The status of beaches and shoreline development options on the French Riviera: a perspective and a prognosis

    • Anthony E. J.

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 169 - 178

23. Vegetation development in coastal foredunes in relation to methods of establishing marram grass (Ammophila arenaria)

    • Laan D.
    • Tongeren O. F. R.
    • Veenbaas G.

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 179 - 190

24. Morphologic development, relative sea level rise and sustainable management of water and sediment in the Ebre Delta, Spain

    • Ibàñez Carles
    • Canicio Antoni
    • Curcó Antoni

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2014 Pages: 191 - 202

25. Developments in Dutch coastline management: Conclusions from the second governmental coastal report

    • Ruig Joost H. M.
    • Hillen Roeland

    Report 02 January 2014 Pages: 203 - 210