▁will ▁tend ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁beach ▁sed iments ▁and ▁repair ▁storm ▁damage . ▁ ▁T idal ▁water ways ▁generally ▁change ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁their ▁adjacent ▁be aches ▁by ▁small ▁degrees ▁with ▁every ▁tid al ▁cycle . ▁ ▁Over ▁time ▁these ▁changes ▁can ▁become ▁substantial ▁leading ▁to ▁significant ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁beach . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁on ▁fl ora ▁Ch anges ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁may ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁large ▁trees ▁and ▁other ▁fl ora . ▁Many ▁beach ▁adapted ▁species ▁( such ▁as ▁co con ut ▁pal ms ) ▁have ▁a ▁fine ▁root ▁system ▁and ▁large ▁root ▁ball ▁which ▁tends ▁to ▁with stand ▁wave ▁and ▁wind ▁action ▁and ▁tends ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁be aches ▁better ▁than ▁other ▁trees ▁with ▁a ▁less er ▁root ▁ball . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁on ▁adjacent ▁land ▁E ros ion ▁of ▁be aches ▁can ▁expose ▁less ▁res il ient ▁so ils ▁and ▁rocks ▁to ▁wind ▁and ▁wave ▁action ▁leading ▁to ▁und erm ining ▁of ▁coast al ▁head lands ▁eventually ▁resulting ▁in ▁cat ast roph ic ▁collapse ▁of ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁over bur den ▁into ▁the ▁shall ows . ▁ ▁This ▁material ▁may ▁be ▁distributed ▁along ▁the ▁beach ▁front ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁habitat ▁as ▁sea ▁grass es ▁and ▁cor als ▁in ▁the ▁shall ows ▁may ▁be ▁buried ▁or ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁light ▁and ▁nut ri ents . ▁ ▁Man made ▁er os ion ▁and ▁acc ret ion ▁Coast al ▁areas ▁settled ▁by ▁man ▁in ev