But on a coast beaten down by harsh weather and erosion, even the exotic species turned out to be a godsend for stabilizing the land.
When applied to cast liquid Al and Al alloy into molded parts, die casting and injection molding technologies faced harsh conditions such as erosion, corrosion, creep and thermal fatigue.
Compressor blades used in gas turbine engines for marine applications must work in harsh environment such as erosion and corrosion.
However, once established, this semi-natural ecosystem persisted, controlled by strong grazing, firewood extraction, erosion and harsh edaphic conditions, preventing the recovery of trees.
Surfers Point will never be as stable as Emma Wood State Beach just north of the river's mouth, which does not get pounded by the same harsh conditions, but at least the erosion will be slowed, Raives said.
Thanks to its high production, drought and frost tolerance and non-invasiveness, it is excellent as forage and for erosion control in areas with harsh environmental conditions [ 1].
Existing only in extremely harsh climates, those hardy plants are sensitive to erosion caused by wind and physical contact as they cling to thin pockets of peat moss-like soil in the summits' rock face.
Given the terrain is steep and barren, and climatic condition harsh, it will be a while before the erosion process ceases and stability regained.
Solid particle erosion (SPE) degradation of components in aircraft operating in harsh environments is a well known issue causing severe maintenance and reliability problems.
The nurse plants change local biogeochemistry by creating spatial heterogeneity in a harsh landscape by affecting light penetration, hydrology, nutrient cycling and retention, erosion and sediment retention (Aguiar and Sala, 1999).
