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• Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes
  ==Processes and mechanisms driving natural dynamics and ecosystem development== ...007). Spatial flow and sedimentation patterns within patches of epibenthic structures. ''Cont. Shelf Res.''. '''27(8)''': 1020-1045. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.200
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• Sand by-pass systems
  ...to help prevent accretion, on the updrift side, control downdrift erosion and maintain navigation channels.}} Figs. 1 and 2 show two examples of pure natural stretches of sandy coasts. Fig. 1 refle
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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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• Climate adaptation measures for the coastal zone
  ...ion in coastal cities is dealt with in a separate article [[Coastal cities and sea level rise]]. ...University Press.</ref>. We do not know how long this rise will continue and what sea level will eventually be reached. By then there will likely be are
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• Coral Molecular Biomarkers
  ...threats from anthropogenic pressures. Traditionally, coral reef assessment and monitoring programs use mortality, such as percent death or species loss, a ...lethal level, since stress response, such as changes in protein production and gene expression, usually occurs before physiological damage is evident (Rou
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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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• Sand-filled geosystems in coastal engineering
  ...tions and the limitations of sand-filled geosystems in coastal engineering and guide them forward to further reading in case more detail on their design i ...cle, they can be made from water-tight geosynthetics, such as geomembranes and/or special composite systems. They can be filled with sand, gravel or morta
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• Extreme storms
  ...sFig1.1.jpg|thumb|300px|left| Fig. 1a. Strong winds generating large waves and storm surge in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, during Hurricane Ernesto in 2006. (credi ...torm surge from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.(credit: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)]]
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• Shallow-water wave theory
  ...e results are quoted without derivation, as the derivations are often long and complex. The interested reader should consult the references provided for ...adwick, A. J., Fleming, C. (2012). Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice (2nd ed) E & FN Spon.</ref>, with the permission of Spon Pr
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• Littoral drift and shoreline modelling
  ...arch Center, Vicksburg, MS. </ref>) is presented, together with conditions and prescriptions for practical application. [[Image:Oneline profiles.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Figure 1. Shoreline change and associated bottom profiles.]]
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• Pressures, impacts and policy responses in European coastal zones
  ...ems approach. This framework of analysis enables the transfer of knowledge and experience among coastal sites, with full consideration of site-specific co ...ersity of European coastal environments. They all host valuable ecosystems and most of them have a NATURA2000 status. Dark blue = entirely NATURA2000, lig
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• Dealing with coastal erosion
  ...[structural erosion]] and incidental storm-induced beach erosion or [[dune erosion]]. When dealing with coastal protection measures one has to be aware of thi ...ection scheme calls, however, for insight in the real causes of the actual erosion problem.
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• Nature-based shore protection
  Nature can offer shore protection in addition to or instead of manmade hard structures. Nature-based shore protection is provided by living shorelines that genera ...erate climate zones. Mangroves are dealt with in the article [[Mangroves]] and coral reefs in the article [[Coral reefs]].
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• Multifunctionality and Valuation in coastal zones: introduction
  ...n making processes and help coastal zone managers to consider the requests and needs originating from the variety of functions in [[coastal zone]]s. ...ses which belong to different economic and social areas. As both resources and space in coastal zones are limited, conflicts are frequently generated betw
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• Stability of rubble mound breakwaters and shore revetments
  ...the stability of shore protection structures under the influence of waves and currents can be found in the ''Rock Manual'' <ref name=Rock> CIRIA/CUR/CETM ...oduction to bed, bank and shore protection'' (Schiereck, 1993) and ''Dikes and revetments'' (Pilarczyk, 1998).
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• Sand spit
  ...lying generally in line with the coast, with one end attached to the land and the other projecting into the sea or across the mouth of an [[estuary]] or ...uth spits: Wave effects and self-organization patterns. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 262, 107567</ref>:
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• Shoreline retreat and recovery
  Two types of processes can be responsible for shoreline retreat and advance. ...ral sand loss/gain on the [[active coastal zone]]. The other type is beach erosion/accretion related to temporal variations of the shoreline.
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• Wave transmission by low-crested breakwaters
  |definition= Low-crested breakwaters are manmade wave damping structures in nearshore waters with crest level just above or just below the still wat ...cient <math>K_t</math> is the ratio of the wave heights of the transmitted and incoming waves.}}
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