Factors Influencing the Long-Term Stability of the Carbonate Sand Beaches of Mauritius

The long-term stability of the carbonate beaches of Mauritius is the result of the net balance of the supply of carbonate sand from the coral reef environment and the loss of sand to adjacent depositional beaches and through passes in the fringing coral reef to off-reef environments. Carbonate sand is supplied from the lagoon and the balance has been tipped in the favor of losses over supply due to a range of anthropogenic factors including: …