Destruction of plant cover leaves a bare sand surface which is susceptible to wind erosion and dune destabilization (Godfrey and Godirey, 1980; Hosier and Eaton, 1980; Carlson and Godfrey, 1989; Chapman et al., 1989; Kutiel et al., 1999).Where this leads to a steeper foreshore profile it may also be exacer- bated by wave erosion (Anders and Leather- man. 1987).