Data on coastal dunes vulnerability of eleven microtidal wave-dominated beaches of Sardinia (Italy, western Mediterranean)

Carla Buosi; Marco Porta; Daniele Trogu; Mauro Casti; Fabrizio Ferraro; Sandro De Muro; Angelo Ibba

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103897

Data on coastal dunes vulnerability of eleven microtidal wave-dominated beaches of Sardinia (Italy, western Mediterranean)

Data Brief. 2019 Apr 4:24:103897. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103897. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Authors

Carla Buosi¹, Marco Porta¹, Daniele Trogu¹, Mauro Casti¹, Fabrizio Ferraro¹, Sandro De Muro¹, Angelo Ibba¹

Affiliation

¹ Coastal and Marine Geomorphology Group (CMGG), Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042 Monserrato CA, Italy.

Abstract

This article contains data about the values of the Dune Vulnerability Index (DVI) and the Partial Index Vulnerability (IVp) of eleven coastal dune systems located in Sardinia (Italy, western Mediterranean). Specifically, we present the values of 59 variables that summarize the condition of the studied dune systems, clustered in five groups: Geomorphological Condition (GCD), Marine Influence (MI), Aeolian Influence (AI), Vegetation Condition (VC), and Human Effects (HE). Data were collected during numerous field surveys and using aerial-photos. This dataset can be useful to evaluate the coastal dune vulnerability of several Sardinian beaches in order to drive local coastal managers towards an efficient management.

Keywords: Beach management; Coastal dune vulnerability index; Coastal dunes; Geomorphology; Mediterranean sea; Sardinia.