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• Effects of global climate change on European marine biodiversity
  This article discusses global warming and the range of effects on marine systems. ...<ref name="Phillipart"> Phillipart C.J.M. (ed.) (2007). Impacts of climate change on the European marine and coastal environment: ecosystems approach.'' Euro
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• Characteristics of muddy coasts
  ...l changes in the ecosystem include the aspects of bio-diversity and global change. ...ve both to rise in sea level and storm frequency. The mudflat profile will change in response to different forcing, altering the feedback between the morphol
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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ...extends from the mean low water line to the place where there is a marked change in material or physiographic form (e.g. [[#Dunefoot|dunefoot]]), or to the ...mobile formations, which tend to be in unstable equilibrium with the wave climate and tide conditions, which means that they are constantly changing. The ove
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• Natural causes of coastal erosion
  ...r the influence of fluctuating forcing (fluctuations in water levels, wave climate, including storms) have a temporal, quasi-cyclic character. Ongoing trends ...f net offshore or onshore sand transport. The orientation of the beach can change in response to fluctuations in the dominant direction of incident waves. Ho
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• Human causes of coastal erosion
  ...l cause or a human cause. Climate change, which influences sea level, wave climate and sediment supply, is considered a natural cause. The largest structural *The wave climate and the orientation of the shoreline (see [[Classification of sandy coastli
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• Sea level rise
  ...nition= The term sea-level rise generally designates the average long-term global rise of the ocean surface measured from the centre of the earth (or more pr ...I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berge
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• Shoreline management
  ...he action of the sea. This coupled with gradually rising sea levels due to global warming has resulted in an increase in the shorelines around the world suff Global, regional and local issues such as sea level rise, the concentration of pop
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• Foresight project, UK
  •The risks need to be tackled across a broad front. Reductions in global emissions would reduce the risks greatly. However, this is unlikely to be s ...cy and, importantly, direction. This should include analysis of a range of climate models and be combined with analysis of changes to surges to generate consi
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• Threats to the coastal zone
  ==Climate change== ...nning 2003–2013. The increase of the estimated cumulative impact for the global ocean was estimated to be due for more than 90% to increasing sea surface t
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• Climate change
  Definition|title=Climate change |definition= (1) Refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activ
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• Scenario development
  ...king under great uncertainty: environmental management in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 26: 398-404.</ref>). ...ut the ways [[Ecosystem|ecosystems]] might respond to different drivers of change (Ash et al., 2011<ref>Ash, N, Blanco, H., Brown, C., Garcia, K., Henrichs,
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• Parametric equilibrium models
  ...to determine, however and the actual seabed will need time to respond to a change in sea level. ...J.F., 2004. How important is global warming for coastal erosion. Climatic Change. 64: 27 – 39. </ref> cautioned against its use due to its simplicity and
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• Blue carbon sequestration
  ...–301</ref>. However, nearly 50% of the pre-industrial, natural extent of global coastal wetlands have been lost since the 19th century<ref>Li, X., Bellerby ...e most extensive vegetated coastal habitats in the global ocean, and their global net [[primary production]] is larger than that of all other vegetated coast
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• Nutrient conversion in the marine environment
  ...butes about 8 Tg N/yr to the continental shelves and about 45 Tg/yr to the global ocean. However, atmospheric deposition differs between regions. For instanc ...l zone, especially in benthic ecosystems, adding about 15 Tg N / yr to the global nutrient stock<ref name=V13/>.
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• Stability models
  ...where a system is in balance with the external forcing so that it does not change in time is called an '''equilibrium position'''. However, any equilibrium p ...s. However, if this equilibrium becomes unstable (e.g., because of climate change) the entrance may close up (see section 'Tidal inlets'). Very often, even i
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• Effect of climate change on coastline evolution
  Global warming causes sea-level rise as oceans expand, and makes storm patterns mo ...h is based on extrapolation of historic behaviour, is inappropriate if the climate changes.
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• Case study: Applying ASMITA to UK estuaries
  ...g grounds and for aggregate extraction <ref>Townend, I. (2002) Identifying change in estuaries. Littoral 2002, The Changing Coast: 235–243</ref>. ...s effectively it is important to be able to predict how they are likely to change in the future, both to natural and anthropogenic forcing. This article loo
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• Land-ocean interaction in the coastal zone
  ...) and the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP). ...the central role humans play as active agents of change and in response to change. This includes vulnerability and adaptation of the socio-ecological coastal
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• Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands
  ...eveloping States (SIDS), which are especially dependent on the oceans. The Global Ocean Forum is composed of experts from governments, intergovernmental and ==Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands==
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• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  ...The UNFCCC Secretariat supports the institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the Convention of the Parties (COP), the subsidiary b ...rnmental efforts to respond to [[climate change]]. It recognizes that the climate system is a shared resource whose stability can be affected by industrial a
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• Kyoto Protocol
  ...ate system". In essence reduce the emission of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. ...ndicative list of policies and measures that might help mitigate [[climate change]] and promote sustainable development.
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• Convention on Biological Diversity
  ...em protection and restoration are vital to mitigate the effects of climate change in marine biodiversity. ==Links between biodiversity and climate change==
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• Convention on Migratory Species
  ...etween [[ecosystems]], and are good indicators of [[ecosystems|ecosystem]] change. ...t Programme, concerned with the conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale. Since the Convention's entry into force, its membership has grown st
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• The Integrated approach to Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  Recent research shows that climate change could involve a [[sea level rise]] of several millimetres per year, and an ...UN Conference in the Human Environment] (1972) and the rise of the Global Change concept.
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• Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  ...s are very vulnerable to extreme climatic events and to the impact climate change (see [[Coastal cities and sea level rise]]). ...ouristic development, saline intrusion, decline of biodiversity or climate change and sea level rise/land subsidence. When problems are perceived as urgent t
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• Mediterranean Sea and Region, including Adriatic Sea
  ...decreasing freshwater due to dams and river diversions. Under the changing climate regime, sea surface temperatures and salinity will increase. [[Biodiversity ...the Mediterranean, complex interactions between overfishing and [[climate change]] could facilitate [[ecosystem]] shifts. An example is the presence of [[al
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• Harmful algal bloom
  ...ent and policy strategies for management. Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change Scientific Symposium. Goteborg, Sweden, 19–22 May 2015</ref>. ...nd research and management in a dynamic era of climactic and environmental change. Harmful Algae 2012 (2012). 2014 ; 2012: 3–17 PMID: 26640829; PMCID: PMC4
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• Some definitions of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  ...rces, and adaptation to sea level rise and other impacts of global climate change"'' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1994
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• Sustainability indicators
  ...epartment of the Environment and Housing, Government of Catalonia. https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/tools/deduce-indicators-guidelines-to-adopt-an The DEDUCE project <ref>DEDUCE (INTERREG IIIC - South) 2005-2007 https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/tools/deduce-indicators-guidelines-to-adopt-an
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• Effects of global climate change on European marine biodiversity
  This article discusses global warming and the range of effects on marine systems. ...<ref name="Phillipart"> Phillipart C.J.M. (ed.) (2007). Impacts of climate change on the European marine and coastal environment: ecosystems approach.'' Euro
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• Biodiversity in the European Seas
  ...oss and [[Effects of global climate change on European marine biodiversity|climate changes]]; most notable are the effects of fisheries and eutrophication. ...the North-east Atlantic Ocean are considered: [[Effects of global climate change on European marine biodiversity|climatic changes]], [[Effects of fisheries
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• Species lists
  ...us understand patterns of change, and provides better knowledge of how to change our behaviour to support our fragile biodiversity. ...ay disappear before they have even been named, as climate change, land-use change and other factors take their toll.
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• Eutrophication in coastal environments
  =Eutrophication as a global-scale issue= ...nal phenomenon, but [[eutrophication]] is actually, like climate change, a global issue.
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• Ocean acidification
  ...tly lowers pH of surrounding seawater; widely thought to be happening on a global scale.}} ...oelicher, T.L. and Joos, F. 2022. Observation-constrained estimates of the global ocean carbon sink from Earth system models. Biogeosciences 19: 4431–4457<
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• Mangroves
  ...[[tide]], the type of [[sediment]] and the chemistry of the seawater. The global distribution of mangroves is shown in Fig. 2. ...angrove expansion and saltmarsh decline at mangrove poleward limits. Glob. Change Biol. 20: 147–57</ref>).
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• Seagrass meadows
  ..., B.L., Cullen-Unsworth, L.C., Roelfsema, C. and Unsworth, R.K.F 2020. The global distribution of seagrass meadows. Environ. Res. Lett. 15, 074041</ref>. ..., Paling, E. I., Pickerell, C., Ransijn, A. M. A. and Verduin, J. J. 2016. Global review of seagrass restoration and the importance of large-scale planting.
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• Sea ice ecosystem
  ...one of the most important climatic variables and key indicator of climate change, sea ice also provides an extreme and changeable habitat for diverse sympa ...of existing ice remains within the Arctic Basin, where it is subjected to change driven by melting and freezing cycle and deformation through rafting and ri
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• Ecological thresholds and regime shifts
  ...nly with great delay to the removal of the disturbance. Persistent gradual change in environmental conditions can bring an ecosystem close to a threshold whe ...system moves around stable states (so-called attractors), even without any change in external environmental conditions. It may therefore be preferable to spe
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• Coastal squeeze
  This article complements the article '[[Effects of global climate change on European marine biodiversity]]' by Lieven Therry with a shorth introduct ...vation'', '''10/1-2''', 129-138.</ref> takes place. This is exacerbated by global warming, which not only leads to higher sea levels, but also an increase of
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• Coral bleaching
  ...the reef. With predictions of continued rising temperatures as a result of global warming, the future of tropical corals reefs is causing concern worldwide. [[Category:Climate change, impacts and adaptation]]
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• Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Mangroves
  ===Global Distribution=== ...Leod, E. and R.V. Salm. 2006. Managing Mangroves for Resilience to Climate Change. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 64p.</ref>) (Fig.1).
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• Remote sensing of zooplankton
  ...patterns for trophodynamic relationships and the understanding of climate change scenarios (Schulz et al., 2007<ref>Schulz, J., Möllmann, C. & Hirche, H.J.
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• Salt marshes
  ...asses, shrubs and herbs. The flora is locally rather species poor, but the global species diversity is high, with over 500 saltmarsh plant species known<ref ...t extensive development of saltmarshes occurs in estuaries with a moderate climate, large tidal range, abundant fine-grained sediments and sheltered locations
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• Coral reefs
  ...World Ocean Assessment, Chapter 42. Cold-Water Corals. Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment. UN</ref>). ...octopus (Fig. 9e) is one of the most formidable predators. It can rapidly change its color in response to its background (camouflage) and has very sharp eye
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• Ocean circulation
  ...urrents not only distribute heat, but they also play a crucial role in the global ecosystem by storing <math>CO_2</math> and recycling nutrients. ===Global wind field===
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• Science-Policy Interaction
  ...litical dimensions of global sustainability research. Global Environmental Change 52: 248–258</ref>. The normative stance entails the risk of losing scient ...ence of multiple competing hypotheses, collective learning and incremental change. Adaptive management therefore can more easily cope with the continuing flo
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• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
  ...ne Circulation alter the global ocean heat transport and affect the global climate.(Broecker, W., 1991<ref>Broecker, W., 1991. The great ocean conveyor. Ocean ...it once more undergoes evaporative cooling, thereby creating a continuous global thermohaline circulation.
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• Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy
  * [[Climate change]] and sea level rise 687–690</ref>. From the 1980s to 2018, the global cruise fleet grew from 79 to 369 vessels operating worldwide, and the avera
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• Topic:International treaties
  * [[Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto Protocol on Climate change]] * [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]]
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• Flood risk analysis study at the German Bight Coast
  ...on Climate Change provide strong evidence that an ongoing global [[climate change]] will cause increased storminess and [[sea level rise]] in coastal zones. ...[[coastal defence]], has to be steadily adjusted to be prepared for future climate conditions.
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• Threats to Marine Biodiversity
  ...s of global climate change on European marine biodiversity |Global climate change ]]
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