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• Monitoring coastal morphodynamics using high-precision multibeam technology
  ...ecision multibeam technology. This technology is explained in this article and an example of application is given. This shows how high-precision multibeam ...? Which processes control the movement of the seabed? What are the typical scales for the rearrangement of bed material? What types of seabed structures cont
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• Participation Processes in Coastal Zone Management
  ...or questions with further opportunity on a later stage <ref>Johnson, D.E. and Dagg, S. (2003) Achieving Public Participation in Coastal Zone Environmenta ...to participation related to [[Sustainable Development]] <ref>Johnson, D.E. and Dagg, S. (2003) Achieving Public Participation in Coastal Zone Environmenta
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• Salt marshes
  ...bution, evolution, adaptations, [[zonation]], succession, biota, functions and threats of the organisms that live in saltmarshes. ...s]], dissolved [[nutrient]]s, [[plankton]] and small fishes are flushed in and out the saltmarshes.
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• Tsunami
  ...elengths typically much larger than the wavelength of wind-generated waves and much smaller than the wavelength of tidal waves. }} ==Tsunami causes and occurrence==
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• Principles of conservation, rehabilitation and restoration of estuarine and coastal habitats
  ...jectives (Cooke, 2005<ref>Cooke, G.D. 2005. Ecosystem Rehabilitation. Lake and Reservoir Management 21(2): 218-221</ref>).}} ==Estuaries as interfaces between land, sea and the atmosphere==
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• Data interpolation with Kriging
  ...014. A tutorial guide to geostatistics: Computing and modelling variograms and kriging. Catena 113: 56–69</ref>. ...rpolation techniques. Wageningen, Statutory Research Tasks Unit for Nature and the Environment, WOt-werkdocument 190. 90 p.</ref>. Kriging provides unbias
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• Resilience and resistance
  ..., P.S. 2013. Resistance, Resilience and Restoration. Ecological Management and Restoration 14: 20-24</ref>). }} ...ton, DC, November 8-9, 2018, organized by the National Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society</ref>);
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• Integrated Assessment
  ...on the concept of integrated assessment approaches, describing procedures and working phases to be organized. ==Introduction and definition==
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• A review of biodiversity-ecosystem function research
  ...an well-being <ref name = "Diaz"> Diaz, D., Fargione, J., Chapin, F.S. III and Tilman, D. (2006). Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being. ''PLOS Bio ..., although the pattern of response may vary depending on the [[ecosystem]] and species investigated.
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• Using model simulations to support monitoring - Implementation & Results
  ...In the latter case, however, the analysis is performed on another level of temporal aggregation being set by the schedule of the fortnightly observations. In t ...high nutrient concentrations). The figure suggests that between about 1978 and 1995 the flow patterns in the German Bight behave differently from the rest
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• Dynamics and structure of the water and matter ex-change between the Wadden Sea and the German Bight
  ...rom the Wadden Sea, depending on the nature and the time scale of internal and exchange processes. ...hether the Wadden Sea seafloor will grow, by accumulating suspended matter and sand, with sea level rise, or not.
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• MarBEF Network of Excellence
  ===The challenges and obstacles=== ...in the MarBEF NoE, and the corresponding increase in the managerial burden and amount of paperwork, together with the finite resources for the management
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• Effects of climate change on the Mediterranean
  This article reports findings of the MARBEF subprojects MARPLAN and DEEPSETS in the period 2005-2008. ...y high [[species diversity]], largely due to its long evolutionary history and the prehistoric introduction of many Atlantic species into the
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• Disturbances, biodiversity changes and ecosystem stability
  ==Species abundance and ecosystem functioning== Many species are being [[Ecological thresholds and regime shifts|reduced in abundance]] or driven to local [[species extinctio
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• MarBEF approach
  ...ire cooperation and the establishment of a committed network of scientists and institutes. ...]]: the Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, [[Water Framework Directive]] and the forthcoming [[Marine Strategy Directive|Marine Strategy Framework Direc
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• MarBEF booklet summary
  ...nto, I., Vincx, M., Węsławski, JM., Nash, R. (2009). Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. Printbase, Dublin, Ireland ISSN 2009-2539]</ref> ...ablishing a [http://www.marbef.org European network on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning] (MarBEF) was to increase our understanding of large-
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• Biogenic reefs of Europe and temporal variability
  ...R"/> depicting the distribution of the threatened and/or declining coastal and shelf habitats in Europe.]] ...51-100; yellow=11-50; green=6-10; blue=1-5. Please note that older records and those from southern Europe are probably missing.]]
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• Monitoring keystone components of sub-Arctic foodwebs
  ...r [[Abiotic | abiotic]] features in the White Sea over the last 50 years, and investigates the possible response of key planktonic species to future clim ...ponents, and the information can be used to infer future ecosystem changes and in support of management decisions. Combined with additional ecophysiologic
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• Dynamics, threats and management of dunes
  ==Processes and mechanisms driving natural dynamics & ecosystem development== ...he direction and magnitude, can play an important role in the mobilization and landward transport of sediment. The interactions between all of these forci
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• Dynamics, threats and management of biogenic reefs
  ==PROCESSES AND MECHANISMS DRIVING NATURAL DYNAMICS & ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT == .../>. In this section, the processes and mechanisms driving natural dynamics and ecosystem development of biogenic reefs are discussed for each group in tur
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• Coastal observation systems
  ...arine environment, e.g. to enable assessments of the environmental quality and long term changes. <br> ...ion of different approaches enables coverage on different time and spatial scales. Several of these observational techniques will be presented through exampl
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• Modelling coastal hydrodynamics
  ...being carried out to improve the representation of tides, waves, currents, and surge in coastal waters. <br> ...d briefly and modelling of coastal hydrodynamics using physical, numerical and composite models is described. Finally practical applications from the thre
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• Dynamics of mud transport
  ...1">Eisma, D. et al. (1997). Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats and Coastal Lagoons. CRC Press, Boca Raton (FL), 525 pp. </ref>. ...s necessary to properly define mud and its properties, in contrast to sand and other non-cohesive particles.
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• Ecological restoration of estuaries in North Western Europe
  ...as been a parallel decrease of fresh water tidal habitats for fish, birds, and the benthos on which they feed. ...including peri-estuarine areas such as the flood plain, associated marshes and land claimed by humans essentially over the last 150 years.
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• Coastal hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes and engineering
  Coastal hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes and engineering ...ring (articles in blue). This content was initiated by the ENCORA themes 5 and 8.
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• Morphology of estuaries
  ...waves that shape estuarine morphology through local erosion, sedimentation and transport processes are themselves strongly influenced by estuarine morphol This article first summarizes the main principles of estuarine morphology and underlying dynamics, according to which a classification scheme is introduc
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• Swash zone dynamics
  ...k (2002). Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives. Coastal Engineering 45: 149-167</ref>.]] ...coral barriers. This influences the exchange of sediment between the land and ocean, which ultimately forms the coastline.
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• Shoreface profile
  ...nner continental shelf that is bounded landward by the mean low-water line and that extends seaward to where the influence of wave action on cross-shore s ...ace of rocky shores is described in the article [[Rocky shore morphology]] and the shoreface of mud coasts in the article [[Coastal mud belt]].
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• Bruun rule for shoreface adaptation to sea-level rise
  ...ia Nazionale dei Lincei, Atti.Cl.Sci.Fis., Mat.e Nat.Mem. 5: 284-304</ref> and Fenneman (1902) <ref> Fenneman, N. M. 1902. Development of the profile of e ...on of the shoreface shift in response to sea-level rise. The shaded eroded and deposited volumes are equal. The vertical/horizontal scale ratio is greatly
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• European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy: Recommendations 2005 meeting
  ...of EU Nature Ministers in October 2005 (Recommendations on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation: Knowledge Needed to Support Development of Integ ...sity, many of the research priorities are equally relevant for terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. They are summarized below to provide a comprehensive
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• Coastal and marine sediments
  ==Origin of coastal and marine sediments== ...re many types of rock, which differ by their origin, crystalline structure and mineral composition:
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• Spatial and temporal scales in biogeomorphology
  ...eractions between several factors that lead to variations in the stability and morphology of fine intertidal sediment shores. The coupling of [[mudflat|mu ..., pp. 99-128.</ref> as an essential aspect of understanding the [[biotic]] and [[abiotic]] processes that affect the [[biogeomorphology of coastal systems
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• European Action Plan Theme Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation
  ...most coastal countries, through regulations and the organisation of alert and protection systems. ...rces and consequences of pollution and to create better warning procedures and reliable tools to mitigate the impacts of pollution.
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• European Action Plan Theme Ecomorphology and habitat restoration
  ...hology and habitat restoration. It includes the overall the theme rational and objectives. The document also includes an identification of the identified .... It is however an ongoing task to combine the existing knowledge with new and especially to address the pace at which changes undergo
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• Biogeomorphology of coastal systems
  ...stratum including the role in which plants and animals play in stabilizing and de-stabilizing these aquatic systems is also explored. ...serve as a vital part of our natural coastal defence against storm surges and [[sea level rise]].
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• Data analysis techniques for the coastal zone
  ...number of functions that resolve with sufficient accuracy the spatial and temporal properties of the data in terms of external forcing factors. The data analy * Principal component analysis, empirical orthogonal functions and singular spectrum analysis
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• Application of Land and Ecosystem Accounts (LEAC)
  ...he development of the United Nation’s System of integrated Environmental and Economic Accounts ([https://seea.un.org/ SEEA1]).<br/> ...[[Marine_Protected_Areas MPAs)|protected area]], in the form of statistics and maps.
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• Natural variability and change in coastal ecosystems
  ...rying in both time and space. This article provides an introduction to the scales of variability as a basis for understanding the problems that managers face ...n is influenced by issues relating to [[climate change]], water catchments and human activity is also discussed.
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• Tidal bore dynamics
  ...l wave deformation the reader is referred to the article [[Tidal asymmetry and tidal inlet morphodynamics]]. ...J-P., Bonneton, N., Sottolichio, A., Castelle, B., Marieu, V., Pochon, N. and Van de Loock, J. 2011. Large amplitude undular tidal bore propagation in th
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• Definitions of marine ecological terms
  ...05.pdf </ref>) and Blackart et al. (2006<ref>Blackhart, K., Stanton, D. G. and Shimada, A. M. 2006. NOAA Fisheries Glossary. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMF ...an be found in the Wikipedia, although not always for the specific coastal and marine context.
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• Shoreline retreat and recovery
  Two types of processes can be responsible for shoreline retreat and advance. ...ctive coastal zone]]. The other type is beach erosion/accretion related to temporal variations of the shoreline.
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