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• ICZM-Best practice case study in the Bay of Luebeck
  ...two municipalities situated at the Bay of Lübeck along the Western Baltic Sea coast in Germany (Fig. 1). They are called Timmendorfer Strand and Scharbeu .... Participatory planning in coastal defence: A pilot study from the Baltic Sea coast of Germany. Conference proceedings. Paper presented at "36th Annual C
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• Coastal morphology
  Definition|title=Coastal morphology |definition= The (study of the) shape and structure of coastal systems or subsystems. F
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• Eutrophication
  {{Definition ...ter.<ref name="NIXON">Nixon, S. W. (1995) Coastal marine eutrophication: a definition, social causes, and future concerns. ''Ophelia'', 41, 199–219.[ISI]</ref>
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• Mud
  Definition|title=Mud |definition= Fine cohesive sediment deposit containing a high fraction (≥20%) of clay
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• Definitions of coastal terms
  [[Image:CoastalZonation.jpg|thumb|center|700px|Fig. 1. Definition of coastal sub-zones, adapted from the Shore Protection Manual, 1984<ref>Co ...e depth|closure depth]] up to a fixed land boundary (rock, cliff, seawall, sea dike). In the case of a dune coast the front [[#Dunes|dune]] is part of the
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• Detached breakwaters
  [[Image:parameter det breakwaters.jpg|550px|thumb|centre|Fig. 2. Definition of parameters characterizing detached breakwaters and accumulation forms.]] *Breakwaters normally obstruct part of the view over the sea, which means that the visual impact can be unacceptable.
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• Seawall
  {{Definition|title=Seawall |definition= A structure separating land and water areas. It is designed to prevent coa
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• Shore nourishment
  {{Definition|title=Shore nourishment |definition=Shore nourishments are projects where the coastal system is fed with sedime
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• Perched beaches
  {{Definition|title=Perched beach |definition=Perched beaches are beaches supported at their lower part by a submerged s
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• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  {{Definition|title= Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) |definition= A legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizat
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• Beach drainage
  {{Definition|title=Beach drainage system |definition= A beach dewatering system or beach drain, is a shore protection system wor
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• Closure depth
  {{Definition|title=Closure depth |definition= The inner depth of closure (DoC) marks the transition from upper to lower
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• Fluid mud
  {{ Definition| title = Fluid mud | definition = Fluid mud is a high-concentration colloidal suspension of fine cohesive s
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• Sea defence
  {{Definition|title=Sea defence ...used by the combined effect of storm surge and extreme astronomical tides. Sea defence often consists of dikes or seawalls of some kind, or in the form of
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• Coastal area
  {{Definition|title=Coastal Area |definition= The land and sea areas bordering the [[shoreline]]<ref>Mangor, K., Drønen, N. K., Kaergaard
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• Coastal zone
  {{Definition|title=Coastal zone ...proximity to the sea (influence of marine processes), and the part of the sea affected by its proximity to the land (influence of terrestrial processes).
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• Coastline
  {{Definition|title=Coastline |definition= The coastline is a line that is considered the boundary between sea and land.
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• Coastline retreat
  {{Definition|title=Coastline retreat ...ard shift of the [[coastline]] caused by a long-term erosional trend or by sea-level rise. A more usual term is 'shoreline retreat'.
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• Development activity
  {{Definition|title=Development activity ...ls or by other means, the removal of sand, sea shells, natural vegetation, sea grass and other substances, dredging and filling, land reclamation and mini
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• Land
  {{Definition|title=Land |definition= The area located landward the shoreline, which is identical to the area la
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• Rip current
  {{Definition|title=Rip current |definition = Rip currents are wave-generated currents that depart from the nearshore z
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• Sea
  {{Definition|title=Sea ...ion is identical with the definition of the sea in most nautical maps. The sea extends into major bays, but not into channels, creeks, rivers, estuaries a
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• Sea level rise
  {{Definition|title=Sea Level Rise ...atellite observations. Relative sea-level rise refers to long-term average sea-level rise relative to the local land level, as derived from coastal tide g
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• Setback area
  {{Definition|title=Setback area ...tricted, as buffer zone for storm tides, coastal erosion and adaptation to sea level rise.
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• Shoreline
  {{Definition|title=Shoreline |definition= The transition between land and water, in practice often taken as the inte
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• Shoreline management
  {{Definition|title=Shoreline management |definition=The act of dealing – in a planned way – with actual and potential coast
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• Tidal flat
  {{Definition|title=Tidal flat |definition= Shallow, often muddy, part of [[foreshore]], which are covered and uncover
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• Tide
  {{Definition|title=Tide |definition= The periodic rise and fall in the level of the water in oceans and seas as
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• Coastal pollution and impacts
  ...xtreme complexity of biogeochemical cycles, especially at the sea-land and sea-atmosphere interfaces. ...organic carbon<ref> Richardson, K., Jorgensen, B.B., 1996. Eutrophication: definition, history and effects. Eutrophication in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. Coastal
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• Algae
  Definition|title=Algae ...ive name of a large group of chlorophyll-containing plants, comprising the sea-weeds and various freshwater forms, ranging in size from single cells to lo
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• Climate change
  Definition|title=Climate change |definition= (1) Refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural vari
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• Radiation stress
  Definition|title=Radiation stress |definition= Radiation stress is the flux of momentum carried by ocean waves.
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• Seagrass
  Definition|title=Seagrass (pl. seagrasses) |definition= Members of marine seed plants that grow chiefly on sand or sand-mud bottom
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• Economic valuation of goods and services of the UK coastal and marine ecosystem
  !| || Good/service || Definition || Goods and services considered for the UK || Annual value in million UK p ...nces by biogenic structures || Reduced investment and maintenance costs of sea defence structures thanks to the presence of salt marshes || > 300
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• In situ
  {{Definition|title=In situ |definition=
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• Sea dikes
  Definition|title=a Sea-dike |definition= An artificial wall meant to prevent flooding of the hinterland.
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• Biotopes and classification systems
  In the definition of a [[biotope]], a [[habitat]] is understood to be the place in which a pl ...out a recognised function in the [[ecosystems|ecosystem]]. In the working definition of a [[biotope]], a community is identified as a group of organisms occurri
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• Water Framework Directive
  The definition of ecological status looks at the abundance of aquatic flora and fish fauna ...c, D. Burdon , I. Simoens & H. Knaack. Water Framework Directive in North Sea coastal areas and estuaries; HARBASINS Phase 1: Legislation and Administrat
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• Risk and coastal zone policy: example from the Netherlands
  ...management, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 59, 49-62</ref>). A definition of risk contains three components, viz. (1) an outcome that has an impact o ...ea dikes|dikes]] protect parts of the Netherlands which are situated below sea-level (see figure 1). The design levels of these flood defence structures a
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• Blue carbon sequestration
  {{Definition|title= Blue carbon
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• Hydrodynamic numerical models of wave-structure interaction
  ...W models against a data set of monochromatic wave overtopping of a sloping sea wall by Saville (1955<ref>Saville, T. J., 1955. Laboratory data on wave run .... pp. 1082–1091.</ref>) among others, showing an ongoing progress on the definition of the boundary conditions and the improvement of the numerical prediction.
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• Stability models
  ...teady forcing (steady at the time scale which is relevant according to the definition of the system). Then it is crucial to know whether an equilibrium state is ...e storm driven coastal currents in combination with a transversely sloping sea bed (Calvete et al., 2001<ref>D. Calvete, A. Falqués, H. E. de Swart and M
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• Use of Lidar for coastal habitat mapping
  ...on the aircraft detects the pulse reflections from both the seabed and the sea surface. The water depth is determined by the elapsed time between these tw *the wind speed should be below 20 knots with a light sea state
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• Case study risk analysis of marine activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea
  ...y a '''risk analysis of marine activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea''' has been conducted. Shipping activities within this area as well as the ...e most intensive merchant shipping routes in the world. Neighbouring North Sea countries are France, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom (see fig. 1).
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• Dune erosion
  {{Definition|title=Dune erosion |definition= Sand loss from a dune under wave attack, mainly by notching, avalanching a
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• North Sea pollution from shipping: legal framework
  ...MO]), the general rules in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ([https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_co ...where the damage occurred, whether within their territory, the territorial sea, or within the EEZ. While UNCLOS defines the features and extent of the con
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• Underwater video systems
  ...Design and implementation of advanced underwater imaging systems for deep sea marine archaeological surveys; OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibiti * For a definition of [[Underwater video]]
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• Development of a geographical dictionary in the context of NOKIS
  ...field research). The NOKIS information system for the North and the Baltic Sea can be accessed through the [https://www.mdi-de.org MDI-DE portal]. NOKIS, the North and Baltic Sea Information System, has the goal to establish an information infrastructure
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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 increase in the freque ...initions overlap, but there are differences between these definitions. The definition used in the coastal wiki can be found at [[Integrated Coastal Zone Manageme
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• Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  {{Definition|title=Integrated Coastal Zone Management |definition= Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is a resource management system
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• Carrying capacity analysis
  ...yclical and repetitive comprising various steps (identification of issues, definition of critical factors, indicators, thresholds and desired levels, formulation ...t of indicators reflecting pressures and state of key factors (e.g. water, sea pollution) may be used to identify the violation of the capacity limits.
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• Strategic Environmental Assessment
  {{Definition|title=Strategic Environmental Assessment |definition= '''[[Strategic Environmental Assessment]] (SEA)''' is a method for incorporating environmental considerations into policie
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• UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
  {{Definition|title= UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ...www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea] (UNCLOS) was adopted in 1982.
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• Estuary
  {{Definition|title= estuary |definition= A semi-enclosed embayment of the coast in which fresh run-off water mixes
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• Harmful algal bloom
  {{Definition|title= Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) |definition= Harmful algal blooms or HABs are [[algal bloom]]s composed of phytoplankto
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• Consultation on Maritime Policy: the issue of Capacity Building
  ...operation, collaboration, coordination, and integration; (iv) promotion of sea related issues in EU policies paying particular attention to the coherence ...to link ''terrestrial'' to marine legislation, especially on a ''regional sea level''
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• Sustainability indicators
  ...nd Methodologies, 3rd Edition UNDESA, 2007]</ref>) and leads to a specific definition of what sustainability means or should mean in the specific situation, conc ...aluating sustainable development in the coastal zone of the Southern North Sea . VLIZ Special Publication, 36. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende,
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• Seawalls and revetments
  Slightly different definitions are given in the definition pages of [[seawall]] and [[revetment]]. For more information on different t ...beach and mainland is desirable. A [[seawall]] will serve that aim. At the sea side of the seawall a more or less normal beach is assumed to be present; a
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• Functional diversity in marine ecosystems
  {{ Definition| title = Functional diversity | definition = The value and range of functional traits that contribute to [[ecosystem f
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• Pelagic
  {{Definition|title=Pelagic ...pen water of any depth, away from or independent of both the shore and the sea floor (and so contrasted with the littoral and benthic regions).}}
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• Measurements of biodiversity
  ...ication and Validation of an Ecological Quality Index, ISEP, in the Yellow Sea. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 10, 1908</ref>. ...ent and thus provide no additional information about the sample. With this definition, a measure of the information entropy in a large sample is given by the log
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• Pteropods
  {{Definition|title=Pteropods ...gastropod molluscs with wing-like extensions to the foot, commonly called sea butterflies.<ref name="Hendersons"> Lawrence, E. (2005). ''Henderson’s di
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• Foraminifera
  {{Definition|title=Foraminifera |definition= (= foraminiferans) phylum of mainly marine unicellular protists (classifie
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• Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation
  Definition|title=Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation ...easures for the protection of the Wadden Sea. In 1997, a trilateral Wadden Sea plan was adopted.
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• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
  {{Definition ...c Sea]] and [[Biodiversity_in_the_European_Seas#The_North_Sea.5B1.5D|North Sea]]. Scientists working through ICES gather information about the marine ecos
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• The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)
  {{Definition |definition= (1) works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation between
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• By-catch
  Definition|title=By-catch ...aught with the targeted species. Most of the time by-catch is discarded at sea.
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• Neuston
  {{Definition|title=Neuston ...n require very still water surface and is therefore very restricted in the sea.<ref name="Dobson">Dobson M. and Frid C. (1998). Ecology of aquatic systems
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• Benthic
  {{Definition|title=Benthic |definition=1. Defining a habitat or organism found on the sea bottom<br>
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• Pluteus
  {{Definition|title=Pluteus |definition= free-swimming larval stage of sea urchins and brittle stars, characterized by long processes stiffened by tin
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• Echinoid
  {{Definition|title=Echinoidea |definition= class of [[echinoderms]], commonly called sea urchins, having a typically globular body with skeletal plates fitting toge
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• Echinoderms
  {{Definition|title=Echinodermata, echinoderms ...(brittle stars), [[Echinoid|Echinoidea]] (sea urchins) and Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers).<ref name="Hendersons"> Lawrence, E. (2005). ''Henderson’s dic
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• Marine Spatial Planning - the need for a common language
  ...users and the environment are already clear as, for example, in the North Sea. Despite academic discussions and the fact that some countries already have .... Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Belgian Science Policy, 2005, pp. 14-15</ref>. Similar experiences in othe
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• Introduction of public participation
  ...articipation|participation]], therefore when referring back to the general definition of public participation by Pring and Noé<ref> Pring, G., Noé, Susan Y., I ...overnment” (pp. 36). The REC definition basically agrees with the Aarhus definition, even though it was publicized some years before in 1994.
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• Eutrophication in coastal environments
  [[image:German Bight.jpg|thumb|left|Fig.1. Noctiluca milaris (sea sparkle) bloom, German Bight, 2000]] ...stan, 1971</ref> <ref>Nixon, S. W. (1995) Coastal marine eutrophication: a definition, social causes, and future concerns. Ophelia, 41, 199–219.[ISI]</ref> <re
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• Ocean acidification
  Definition|title=Ocean acidification |definition=The process whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater produc
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• Salt marsh
  Definition|title= Salt marsh |definition= A densely vegetated coastal ecosystem situated in the upper coastal [[#Int
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• Trophic cascade
  {{Definition|title=Trophic cascade |definition= Effects of removal or addition of keystone species that propagate through
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• Eutrophication related monitoring tasks and WFD for coastal waters in Greece
  ...and ‘Macrophytes and Phytobenthos’ uses very similar wording as the definition of eutrophication used in the UWWT and Nitrates Directives and by OSPAR. Go ...ew production in a warm-core eddy from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Deep-Sea Research, 39: 467-480.</ref>).
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• Coastal squeeze
  {{Definition|title=Coastal squeeze ...xed by a defence and the low water mark migrating landwards in response to sea level rise<ref>Pontee, N. 2013. Defining coastal squeeze: A discussion. Oce
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• Species diversity
  Definition|title=Species diversity |definition= Species diversity is a measure of the number and frequency of species in a
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• Application and use of underwater video
  ...rake, D. E. (1981); Sand waves on an epicontinental shelf: Northern Bering Sea; Marine Geology; 42:1-4, pp. 233-258</ref>), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ...Design and implementation of advanced underwater imaging systems for deep sea marine archaeological surveys; OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibiti
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• Turbidity sensors
  ===Definition=== ...hipple) connected to a pole or a cable to measure the transparency of the sea. Secchi made further observations on the influence of the boat's shadow, th
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• Salinity
  ...r and the definition of the Reference‐Composition Salinity Scale, Deep‐Sea Res. I, 55: 50‐72</ref>. ==Salinity definition 1902==
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• Residence time
  Definition|title= Residence time |definition= (1) The length of time that a substance remains in an organism or tissue,
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• Public participation legislation
  ...“have continually faced the eternal struggle against the threats of the sea” and are well-known for dike-construction, polderization and the reclamat ...xample “collection, updating, public dissemination” etc. One important definition relating to this pillar is the one on “environmental information” which
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• Deltas
  {{Definition|title= River deltas |definition= The fan-shaped mouth of a river, formed by several distributary channels.
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• Exclusive economic zone
  {{Definition|title= Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ...a concept adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982), whereby a coastal State assumes jurisdiction over the exploration a
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• Driftwood
  ...finition=Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea or river by the action of winds, tides, waves or people.}}
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• Territorial sea
  {{Definition|title= Territorial sea|definition= a territorial sea or territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve ...finition derives from the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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• ASCOBANS
  {{Definition|title= ASCOBANS|definition= ASCOBANS is an agreement between ten Parties: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, F ...(Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area)]
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• North Sea Conference
  ...nvironment. Participants to the conference are either delegates from North Sea states or international observer organisations. The results of the conferen
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• The Ecosystem Approach
  ==Background and definition== According to the CBD, the formal definition of the [[Ecosystem approach]] is:
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• Baltic Monitoring Programme
  {{Definition|title= Baltic Monitoring Programme (BMP)|definition= The programme is overseen by HELCOM [http://www.helcom.fi/]. The HELCOM m ...mmission, or HELCOM, works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental co-operation betwee
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• Marram grass
  {{Definition|title= Marram |definition=Dune plant with great sand-binding and sand-trapping capacity. There are tw ...st of Europe and North Africa, from Scandinavia south to the Mediterranean Sea, and from Ireland east to Egypt.
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• Beach nourishment
  {{Definition|title=Beach nourishment |definition=Artificial sand supply to the beach with sand imported from a source outsid
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• Coastal erosion
  {{Definition|title=Coastal erosion |definition= Coastal erosion is the process of wearing away material from the [[Shorefa
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• Coastal protection
  {{ Definition| title = Coastal protection | definition = Measures aimed at protecting the coast against coastline retreat, thus pr
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• Seiche
  {{Definition|title=Seiche |definition= Harbour seiches are resonant (or near-resonant) standing oscillations in a
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• Wave period
  {{Definition|title=Wave period |definition= The time taken for two successive wave crests to pass at the same point <r
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• Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation in European coastal waters
  ...ental pollutions, with for instance the United Nations conventions [[North Sea pollution from shipping: legal framework| Marpol]]. ...f the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ievoli_Sun Ievoli Sun] in the Channel Sea in 2000 confirmed the existence of a chemical risk, when the ship went into
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• Continental shelf habitat
  ...ne extension of the adjacent continent. It is the shallow margin of [[Deep sea habitat|deep ocean basins]] that extends from the upper [[continental slope ...as are the Baltic and North Sea, Yellow and East China, Hudson Bay, Bering Sea,…
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• Mariculture
  ...cau.uni-kiel.de/receive/dissertation_diss_00001878</ref>). Here this wider definition is referred to. | style="border:2px solid lightblue; font-size: 10px; text-align:center"| Sea mussels
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• Current status of public participation in ICZM
  * Wadden sea forum (with the Netherlands and Denmark) Wadden Sea Forum
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• SeaWiFS
  Definition|title=SeaWiFS |definition= SeaWiFS stands for <u>Sea</u>-viewing <u>Wi</u>de <u>F</u>ield-of-view <u>S</u>ensor. It is an optica
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• MERIS
  Definition|title=MERIS ...obal coverage of the Earth in 3 days. Its main objective is to measure the sea colour and quantify the ocean chlorophyll content and sediment, thus provid
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• Economic Value
  ...tate of the system” then structures and functions of natural systems, by definition, have value. For instance the value of a tree to a forest is its role in pe ...reserving the freedom of choice for the future generation as the Bruntland definition said “a development that meets the needs of present without compromising
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• Relative sea level
  {{Definition|title=Relative sea level |definition= The relative sea level is the mean sea level related to a local reference land level.}}
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• Regressive coast
  Definition|title=Regressive coast ...gradual seaward shift of the coastline. Marine regression occurs when the sea level falls or when the seafloor rises}}
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• Transgressive coast
  Definition|title=Transgressive coast ...marine transgression. This occurs when land is flooded due to rise of the sea level relative to the land level.}}
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• Retrograding coast
  Definition|title=Retrograding coast ...to prevent landward shifting of the shoreline due to rise of the relative sea level.}}
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• Sand dune types - Europe
  ...ogical parameters. These gradients lead to mesoscale effects, such as land-sea breezes and coastal fronts. The varying vegetation cover and the presence o ==Dune types summary definition==
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• Overexploitation
  {{ Definition| title = Overexploitation | definition = In ecology: The use or extraction of a resource to the point of exhaustio
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• Open oceans
  {{Definition|title= Ocean |definition= The deep sea region starting from the continental shelf break. }}
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• Deep-sea trenches
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• Diffraction
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• Flood risk analysis study at the German Bight Coast
  ...on was conducted for the community of St. Peter-Ording at the German North Sea Coast combining failure probabilities of the [[coastal defence]] system wit ...tides and the direction, intensity and duration of winds. The German North Sea Coast is at risk by winds mainly coming from the west and northwest.
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• Disturbance prevention
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• Food provision
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• Leisure
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• Cultural values
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• Principles of conservation, rehabilitation and restoration of estuarine and coastal habitats
  {{ Definition| title = Ecosystem restoration | definition = Ecosystem restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecos
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• Arctic ocean
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• Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM)
  {{Definition ...ts for the interconnectedness among systems, such as between air, land and sea; and integrates ecological, social, economic and institutional perspectives
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• Biologically mediated habitat
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• Guidelines for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Germany
  ...ral systems in the world. They face many threats induced by humans such as sea-level-rise, deposition of agricultural and industrial substances, overfishi ...re developed for the regional and local level: (1) problem recognition and definition, (2) identification of preconditions, (3) preparation of a plan/strategy, (
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• Lessons learned from three ICZM best-practice projects
  ...o analyse three regional/local ICZM projects along the Baltic and Northern Sea in order to derive lessons learned for ICZM in Germany. *Identification of scale and extent affected by the issue and definition of system boundaries
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• ICZM-Best practice case study in Western Zeelandic-Flanders
  ...to Hoofdplaat). The conditions on both sides are very different. The North Sea coast is characterized by beaches, dunes, nature reserves and recreation, w ...this plan is to decrease the use of cars in the coastal area of the North Sea. Therein new road infrastructure should be developed to separate cars from
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• IMSP
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• Eustatic sea level rate
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• US Coastal Zone Management Program
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• Greenhouse gas regulation
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• Algal bloom dynamics
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• Marine Plankton
  Definition|title= Plankton |definition= Assemblage of aquatic organisms, usually microscopic, that drift passively
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• Diversity and classification of marine benthic algae
  living in the sea are typically subdivided in plankton (the complex of microscopic collectivity of the algae that live attached to the sea bottom).
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• Gastropod
  {{Definition|title=Gastropod ...um Mollusca. This class includes thousands of species of marine snails and sea slugs, as well as freshwater snails and freshwater limpets, and the terrest
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• Functional traits
  {{ Definition| title = Trait | definition = Any morphological, physiological or phenological feature measurable at th
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• Oil slick
  {{Definition|title= Oil slick ...n= a layer of oil that is floating over a large area of the surface of the sea.}}
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• PCB
  {{Definition|title= PCB |definition=Polychrorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is a large group of [[toxic]] synthetic li
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• Methylmercury
  {{Definition|title= methylmercury |definition= Soluble and highly toxic compound of [[mercury]] formed in the environment
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• PAH
  {{Definition|title= polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) |definition= Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are multi-ringed aromatic compounds and a
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• DDT
  {{Definition|title= dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |definition= Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a [[persistent]] [[organochlorine
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• Heavy metals
  Definition|title= heavy metals ...de the transition metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides. One definition is metals with a density greater than 5 g/cm3. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org
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• Mercury
  Definition|title= mercury |definition=
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• Cadmium
  Definition|title= cadmium |definition=Cadmium is a [[heavy metals|heavy metal]] with symbol Cd and atomic number
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• PBDE
  {{Definition|title= polybrominated diphenyl ether |definition= Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a particular class of [[flame r
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• PFOS
  {{Definition|title= perfluorooctanesulfonic acid |definition=Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a man-made global [[pollutant]]. PFO
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• VOC
  {{Definition|title= volatile organic compounds (VOC) |definition= There is no clear and widely supported definition of a VOC. VOC is a term used more in relation to air quality and environmen
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• Copper
  Definition|title= copper |definition=Copper is a [[heavy metals|heavy metal]] with the symbol Cu and atomic numb
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• Lead
  {{Definition|title= lead |definition=Lead is a [[heavy metals|heavy metal]] with symbol Pb and atomic number 82<
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  {{Definition|title= zinc |definition= Zinc is the [[heavy metals|heavy metal]] with symbol Zn and atomic number
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• Nonylphenol
  {{Definition|title= nonylphenol (NP) |definition=Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) are part of the [[APE|alkylphenol ethoxylate
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• Octylphenol
  Definition|title=octylphenol |definition=The term octylphenol represents a large number of isomeric compounds. The o
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• Tetrabromobisphenol A
  {{Definition|title=tetrabromobisphenol–A(TBBP-A) |definition=Tetrabromobisphenol–A is a brominated organic compound. It's primary used
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• Trichlorobenzene
  {{Definition|title=trichlorobenzene (TCB) |definition=Trichlorobenzenes are cyclic aromatic compounds formed by the addition of 3
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• Dioxins
  {{Definition|title=dioxins |definition=Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans
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• 4-(dimethylbutylamino)diphenylamin
  {{Definition|title=4-(dimethylbutylamino)diphenylamine (6PPD) |definition= high volumes of 4-(dimethylbutylamino)diphenylamine are used as a protecti
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• Dicofol
  {{Definition|title=dicofol |definition=Dicofol belongs to the group of [[organochlorine pesticides]]. It's produce
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• Endosulfan
  {{Definition|title=endosulfan |definition= Endosulfan is a synthetic [[pesticide]] which belongs to the group of [[or
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• Lindane
  {{Definition|title= lindane |definition=Lindane is the common name for the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)
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• Methoxychlor
  {{Definition|title=methoxychlor |definition= Methoxychlor is a [[organochlorine pesticides|organochlorine pesticide]] w
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• Pentachlorophenol
  {{Definition|title=pentachlorophenol (PCP) |definition= Pentachlorophenol is a white organic solid with needle-like crystals and a
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• Trifluralin
  {{Definition|title= trifluralin |definition=Trifluralin is a herbicide used to control a wide spectrum of annual grasse
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• Dibutylphthalate
  {{Definition|title=dibutylphthalate (DBP) |definition= Dibutylphthalate belongs to the family of phthalates: industrial chemicals
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• Diethylhexylphthalate
  {{Definition|title=diethylhexylphthalate(DEHP) |definition= Diethylhexylphthalate belongs to the family of phthalates: industrial chem
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• Musk xylene
  {{Definition|title=musk xylene |definition= Musk ingredients are substances with a typical musky scent, used by the fr
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• Polychlorinated naphthalenes
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• Flucythrinate
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• 1,2-Dichloroethane
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• Dichloromethane
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• Nickel
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• C10-13-cloroalkanes
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• Hexachlorobenzene
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• Hexachlorobutadiene
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• Oceanic trenche
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• Megafauna
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  == Shallow-water marine caves and the deep sea == ...UBA divers, they have tremendous potential as accessible analogues of deep-sea [[Habitat|habitats]].
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• Coastal ocean satellite altimetry
  ...ed by satellite altimetry, since the late offer direct observations of the sea level and of its variations. ...ables, the sea surface heights (SSHs), correspond to the separation of the sea surface from the reference ellipsoid and are very close to geoid undulation
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• Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta
  ...which also connect the system to the Magdalena River and to the Caribbean Sea (see figures 1 and 2). The Lagoon system by itself, occupies and area of a The system is connected with the Caribbean Sea through the La Barra channel, in the north part of the lagoon, passing by t
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• Marine Protected Areas in Europe
  ==Definition== A Marine Protected Area (MPA) is a clearly defined zone in the sea which by some level of restriction protects living, non-living, cultural, a
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• Wave energy converters
  ...ough modelling and wave tank-tests, only a few concepts have progressed to sea testing. Strong cost reductions, which are only possible with a sharp incre ...is invariant to wave direction (Fig. 5). The size varies according to the sea conditions at the deployment site but maximum dimensions are estimated at 3
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• Overtopping resistant dikes
  ==Definition, design and function== ...vel for which the dike is designed. This varies from 1/10,000 per year for sea defences in the western part of the Netherlands to 1:1,250 years for dikes
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• The need for data sharing
  ...place on the surface of our planet. This information is therefore, and by definition, georeferenced. Therefore, in the last 30 years, the amount of georeference ...ools and to support the regional assessment on the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins.
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• Deciding on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for ICZM
  ...is being implemented in parallel with the planning, programming or policy definition process. “Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic process for evaluating the environmental consequences of p
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• Deteriorated groynes
  == Problem definition == ...f long-term behavior of wooden palisade groynes at Hel Peninsula, [[Baltic Sea]], Poland, see Fig. 1, can serve as a reference case for studies on coastal
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• Biogenic reefs of Europe and temporal variability
  ...ne Oekosysteme Lukowicz, M., 103-126.</ref>) and from the southern [[North Sea]] where Linke (1951)<ref> LINKE O., 1951. Neue Beobachtungen uber Sandkoral ...'', 1-154.</ref>). The majority of intertidal beds are found in the Wadden Sea (Netherlands, Germany and Denmark) where a 2007 inventory reported an estim
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• Ecosystem Approach to the South African hake fishery
  ...he most valuable of South African fisheries; it is estimated that the deep-sea and inshore trawl fleets account for about half the wealth generated by liv * Translate ecosystem indicators into decision criteria (e.g. through definition of limit reference points);
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• Ecosystem Approach to the South African West Coast lobster fishery
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• What causes eutrophication?
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• Shoal
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• River basin
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  ...d global societies is closely connected with interactions between land and sea and across seas. Consequently, many buildings, port structures and producti * Definition of Cultural Heritage
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• Modelling coastal hydrodynamics
  ...ow depth, and the [[coastline]]) which somehow determine the motion of the sea water.<br> ...spectrum to higher and lower frequencies. Eventually, the proximity of the sea bottom will induce the breaking of the waves, producing a severe increase i
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• Dynamics of mud transport
  === Definition === ...ocs is attributed to the tidal dynamics, and/or sometimes to the mixing of sea- and river-born aggregates. Further research is necessary to understand bet
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• Ecological restoration of estuaries in North Western Europe
  ...rapidly evolving because of natural processes (mainly hydrological, due to sea level rise and increasing tides). Estuaries are also greatly influenced by ...2010">Elliott M. & Ducrotoy J.-P. (2010). Management plans for four North Sea estuaries : the Elbe, the Weser, the Humber and the Scheldt. ECSA Bulletin,
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• Scaling Issues in Hydraulic Modelling
  ...draulic engineers namely for the development of design tools for these new sea conditions and harbour structures’ dimensions.<p> ...hips combines different areas of research, namely: propagation of offshore sea states to the port considering nonlinear wave-wave interactions and sub-har
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• Wave overtopping
  Definition|title= Wave overtopping |definition= Wave overtopping refers to the average quantity of water that is discharge
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• Marine Biotechnology in Baltic Sea basin
  ...and Programmes]] > [[Marine Biotechnology in European sea basins|European sea basins]] | style="padding:10px 0px 0px 0px"|[[Image:Baltic sea.jpg|caption|right|250px]]
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• Development of the European Marine Strategy
  * The Strategy should adopt a '''common vision''' and general approach to all sea areas, where many common transboundary problems exist. ...ss '''regional diversification''' (problems and priorities differ from one sea area to another due to socio-economic variation)
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• European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
  ...(the Baltic Sea, the North East Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea) on the basis of geographical and environmental criteria.</P> #The sea floor integrity ensures functioning of the ecosystem
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• ACCOBAMS
  ==Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area== .... Its purpose is to reduce threats to cetaceans in Mediterranean and Black Sea waters and improve our knowledge of these animals.}}
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• Definition of ebb and flood (tide)
  {{Definition|title=ebb and flood tides |definition= The following two definitions of ebb and flood can be found in the literat
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• Marine Biotechnology at Pan-European level
  ...he Arctic through the North Sea, Baltic, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea. In addition, European jurisdiction also includes the waters surrounding Eu ...akes, continental margin cold seeps and mudvolcanoes, and coastal and deep-sea hydrothermal vents. These ecosystems, in turn, host an extraordinary biodiv
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• PEGASO project Indicators for Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
  ...at can be applied at different scales, both in the Mediterranean and Black sea, as sustainability assessment tool, and as tool to measure the implementati ...evelopment in coastal zones, in particular for the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins;
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• Enabling a shared information infrastructure for Mediterranean and Black Sea basins
  ...and creating local geonodes in order to deliver a Mediterranean and Black Sea harmonised sets of data accessible through an Internet viewer. ...9p. </ref> and GSDI (2004) <ref name="GSDI"/>, we can give a more complete definition of what SDIs are:
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• GIFS activity 1.2: Case study Nieuwpoort (Belgium) fisheries embedded in local tourism policy
  ...the North Sea area), of which more than 1/3 or 1,430 km² are territorial sea within 12 nautical miles distance of the coastline. Belgium currently has 1 ...e Belgian fleet is highly specialized: more than 68% of the effort(days at sea) and 77% of total landings are achieved by beam trawlers(2010)focusing prim
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• GIFS Activity 2.3 Fishing activity past and present
  ...1000kg/ha was provided from the coastal waters, whereas the southern North Sea (the second most important fishing area for Belgian fleet) has provided 100 ...ts of which the LOA is <12m, not using towed gear and of which the time at sea/ time out of harbour does not exceed 24 hours;
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• European coastal and marine observatories (2020)
  ...ance and distribution of data of coastal observing systems, as well as the definition of a quality standard. ...size: 11px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"| Ligurian sea -Tyrrhenian sea
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• Fisheries in Blankenberge
  ...the North Sea area), of which more than 1/3 or 1,430 km² are territorial sea within 12 nautical miles distance of the coastline. Belgium currently has 1 ...e Belgian fleet is highly specialized: more than 68% of the effort(days at sea) and 77% of total landings are achieved by beam trawlers (2010) focusing pr
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• Fisheries in Nieuwpoort
  ...the North Sea area), of which more than 1/3 or 1,430 km² are territorial sea within 12 nautical miles distance of the coastline. Belgium currently has 1 ...e Belgian fleet is highly specialized: more than 68% of the effort(days at sea) and 77% of total landings are achieved by beam trawlers(2010)focusing prim
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• Fisheries in Zeebrugge
  ...the North Sea area), of which more than 1/3 or 1,430 km² are territorial sea within 12 nautical miles distance of the coastline. Belgium currently has 1 ...e Belgian fleet is highly specialized: more than 68% of the effort(days at sea) and 77% of total landings are achieved by beam trawlers(2010)focusing prim
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• Fisheries in Oostende
  ...the North Sea area), of which more than 1/3 or 1,430 km² are territorial sea within 12 nautical miles distance of the coastline. Belgium currently has 1 ...e Belgian fleet is highly specialized: more than 68% of the effort(days at sea) and 77% of total landings are achieved by beam trawlers(2010)focusing prim
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• Arnemuiden
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Bergen op Zoom
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Breskens
  ....nl/uitinzeeland/bekijk/evenement/id/97198/Snuffelen_aan_Zee.html Sniff at sea]<br/> [http://www.defestijn.nl/sleepnetvissen.htm Trawlfishing]<br/>[http:/ '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/>
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• Bruinisse
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Goedereede
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Kortgene
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing<br /> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Ouddorp
  |tourism=[http://www.hengelboot.nl/ Fishing trip on the North Sea] '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/>
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• Stellendam
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Tholen
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Vlaardingen
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Vlissingen
  ...heren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted cit '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/>
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• Westerschouwen
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Yerseke
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Zierikzee
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Vessels used for high sea fishing <br/> <small>(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)</small>
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• Fishing past and present: France
  ...1000kg/ha was provided from the coastal waters, whereas the southern North Sea (the second most important fishing area for Belgian fleet) has provided 100 '''The definition of IF as used in the GIFS project''' and in this report is:<br />
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• Fishing past and present: The Netherlands
  ...1000kg/ha was provided from the coastal waters, whereas the southern North Sea (the second most important fishing area for Belgian fleet) has provided 100 '''The definition of IF as used in the GIFS project''' and in this report is:<br />
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• Fishing past and present: United Kingdom
  ...1000kg/ha was provided from the coastal waters, whereas the southern North Sea (the second most important fishing area for Belgian fleet) has provided 100 '''The definition of IF as used in the GIFS project''' and in this report is:<br />
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• Background information: overview all countries
  '''Vessel type 2'''= Coastal/high sea vessels: Fishing vessels that fish 25% -75% of their time in the 12 nm zone '''Vessel type 3'''= High sea vessels: vessels that fish more than 75% of their time outside the coastal
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• Fishing past and present: Belgium
  ...vessels <12m) within 12 nm or of the fishing activities in the territorial sea or inshore waters of Belgium. The present report aims to improve the unders ...s with a maximum period of 48 hours. The ‘inshore fleet’ (based on the definition <70GT) represented approximately 63% of the entire fleet in 1960, decreasin
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• Model species for marine biotechnology
  Per definition, model species are organisms that are chosen by scientists for in-depth stu ...originates from proper sea urchin research. The knowledge generated using sea urchin studies thus gives the opportunity to discover potential new targets
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• Seawater intrusion and mixing in estuaries
  ...are generally defined as semi-enclosed transition zones between river and sea. The intrusion of seawater in estuaries determines the salinity distributio ...e sufficiently comparable (no extreme spring-neap variation) to enable the definition of a representative cyclic tide. This assumption will be used throughout th
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• Coriolis acceleration
  {{Definition|title=Coriolis acceleration |definition= Coriolis acceleration is the acceleration due to the rotation of the earth
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• Coriolis and tidal motion in shelf seas
  ...avitational pull hardly plays a role at the scale of the continental shelf sea. Rather, much of the ocean's tidal energy is dissipated on the continental ...tratification, but especially due to the intricate topography of the shelf sea floor and boundaries. The presence of estuaries at the land boundaries is a
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• Salt wedge estuaries
  {{Definition|title=Salt wedge |definition= Seawater intrusion in an estuary as a wedge-shaped bottom layer which hard
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• Estuarine circulation
  {{Definition|title=Estuarine circulation |definition= Residual flow pattern in an estuary induced by the density difference betw
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• Coastal hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes and engineering
  * [[Edge waves]] definition should be expanded: periods incident waves, reflection, dissipation, propag * [[Storm surge]] definition needs expansion: storm surge prediction, storm surge modelling, storm surge
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• Morphology of estuaries
  ==Definition of estuarine systems== ...ped by very similar processes as the estuaries defined above. The estuary definition considered here can be expressed as
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• Physical processes and morphology of synchronous estuaries
  {{Definition|title=Synchronous estuary ...plitude. Many estuaries can be considered 'synchronous', according to this definition.}}
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• Wave-dominated river deltas
  {{Definition|title=River delta |definition= A river delta is an accumulation of fluvially derived sediment that forms ...ant, frequently have mouth bar sands and fine-grained sediments up to mean sea level, whereas sediment cores of wave dominated deltas frequently show the
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• Decision Support Systems for coastal risk assessment and management
  ...ers, wave farms, etc.), ecologically-based solutions (i.e. biogenic reefs, sea-grasses, etc.) and socio-economic mitigations (i.e. insurance, change of la ...defined set of conditions derived by scientists (wave height, storm surge, sea level rise, etc.) for short, mid and long term or a set of conditions based
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• Sand transport
  ...ow may be generated due to the interaction of fresh river water and saline sea water (salt wedge). In coastal waters, sediment transport processes are str ...lications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (WWW.AQUAPUBLICATIONS.NL)</ref>. The definition of bed-load transport is not universally agreed upon. Sheet flow transport
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• Sediment deposition and erosion processes
  ...coarse and fine sediment properties and transport behaviors in tandem. The definition of particle size related to settling velocity is introduced in the context ...d de-flocculation of suspended matter in estuaries, Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 20(2/3), 183-199.</ref>). Microflocs smaller than about 1 μm are
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• Siltation in harbors and fairways
  ...h flood and ebb – for a harbor basin situated down-estuary (close to the sea) salinity in the estuary is larger than in the basin during flood, while th ...urse sediment. It should be noted that, according to the OSPAR convention, sea disposal of dredged spoil is subject to licensing to ensure that environmen
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• Rhythmic shoreline features
  ...g., groins or breakwaters, see Figure 1a) or the inherited geology (e.g., sea bed large-scale morphology like drowned canyons). In other cases, a pre-exi ...om Digital Globe); e) rhythmic spits <math>L \approx</math> 50-80 km (Azov sea. Source: Google Earth, image from Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO).]]
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• Swash zone dynamics
  [[Image: BaldockFig1.jpg|thumb|440px|left|Figure 1. Definition sketch for the nearshore littoral zone (swash zone width exaggerated). Afte The scaling for runup proposed by Hunt <ref>Hunt, I.A., 1959. Design of sea-walls and breakwaters. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engine
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• Shallow-water wave theory
  ...h frequency waves resulting in a swell sea condition as opposed to a storm sea condition. This process is known as dispersion. Thus wind waves may be cha [[Image: ChadwickFig3.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Figure 4. Definition sketch for a sinusoidal wave.]]
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• Marine biological valuation
  {{Definition|title= Marine biological valuation |definition= The intrinsic value of marine biodiversity, without reference to anthropog
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• Ecosystem services
  {{Definition|title=Ecosystem services |definition= Ecosystem services are benefits people obtain from ecosystems (Millennium
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• Open ocean habitat
  ...ental shelf. It extends from the tropics to the polar regions and from the sea surface to the abyssal depths. It is a highly heterogeneous and dynamic [[h * The epipelagic zone ranges from the sea surface to a depth of about 200 metres. This is also the limit of the photi
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• Littoral drift and shoreline modelling
  [[Image:Oneline cell.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Figure 2. Definition sketch for shoreline change calculation.]]A second geometrical-type assumpt .../math>= density of water (1.03 10^''3'' kg/m^''3'' for sea water), <math>p</math>= porosity of sand on the bed (taken to be 0.4), <mat
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• Shoreface profile
  {{Definition|title=Shoreface ...ment transport is on average minor compared to other influences. A similar definition is: The shoreface is the zone seaward of the shoreline where offshore gener
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• Ocean and shelf tides
  ...the semi-diurnal tidal band in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Deep-Sea Research. Vol. 28A: 481 – 493</ref>, and also for the diurnal tide in the ...sch C. 1998. Abyssal recipes II: Energetics of tidal and wind mixing, Deep-Sea Research 45: 1977-2010</ref>. For comparison, the geothermal heat loss is 3
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• Ria
  {{Definition|title=Ria |definition= A ria is a former river valley submerged by the sea. Rias usually have an irregular shape and are especially common on mountain
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• EU workshop (2007) on climate change and eutrophication
  ...assification scheme is anchored on the definition of reference status. The definition of reference condition is type-specific, and therefore requires an analysis ...ses have occurred in winter and spring. In the northern part of the Baltic Sea basin, there have bee increases in the summer; there have been decreases in
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• Pressures, impacts and policy responses in European coastal zones
  ...the coastal sites considered in the SPICOSA project. It is remarkable that sea level rise and climate change are not yet ranked among the most urgent pres ...tlantic predatory fishes. Fish and Fisheries 4: 1-24</ref>; from the North Sea, 1/3 of the fish biomass is taken out each year. [[MarBEF examples of fishe
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• Threats to cold water coral reefs, sand banks and seagrass habitats in the North Sea by climate change effects
  ...bserved. That is why such areas are the first to experience the effects of sea level rise and other climate change consequences. ...ass]] meadows, temperature rise, [[Extreme storms|storm surges]], risks, [[sea level rise]]
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• Coastal and marine sediments
  {{Definition|title=Marine sediment |definition= Natural unconsolidated granular material with sediment density greater tha
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• North Atlantic Oscillation
  {{Definition|title= North Atlantic Oscillation ...characterized by fluctuations in the difference of atmospheric pressure at sea level (SLP) between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High <ref name=W>[http
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• Climate adaptation policies for the coastal zone
  ...in coastal cities is dealt with in a separate article [[Coastal cities and sea level rise]]. ...the equator, but also in coastal areas around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (Mentaschi etal., 2015<ref>Mentaschi, L., M. I. Vousdoukas, E. Voukouvalas,
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• Microbial loop
  {{ Definition| title = Microbial loop | definition = The trophic pathway through which dissolved organic carbon (DOC) released
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• Nature-based shore protection
  ..., 1977<ref>den Hartog, C., 1977. Structure, function and classification in sea grass communities. '''In:''' McRoy, C.P. and Hellferich, C. (eds.), 1977. ' ===Sea level rise===
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• Multifunctionality and Valuation in coastal zones: concepts, approaches, tools and case studies
  * the definition of basic concepts underlying different evaluation approaches The definition of some basic concepts underlying evaluation approaches has been considered
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• Shoreface nourishment
  {{Definition|title=Shoreface nourishment |definition=Artificial sand supply in the subtidal [[active coastal zone|active zone]]
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• Valuation and assessment of biodiversity
  ...aps (BVM) that can be used as baseline maps for future spatial planning at sea, practical guidelines for incorporating biodiversity in coastal and marine ...ion Maps (BVM) can be used as baseline maps for future spatial planning at sea. BVM compile and summarize all available biological and ecological informat
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• Transitional waters
  {{Definition|title=Transitional waters ...re seawater is diluted with river water; transition zone between river and sea. }}
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• Wave run-up
  {{Definition|title=Wave run-up |definition= Wave run-up is the maximum onshore elevation reached by waves, relative to
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• Estuarine turbidity maximum
  {{Definition|title=Turbidity maximum |definition= Convergence zone of suspended sediment transport, where turbidity levels a
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• Stability of rubble mound breakwaters and shore revetments
  ...rumpf, H., Troch, P. and Zanuttigh, B. 2018. Manual on wave overtopping of sea defences and related structures, 2nd ed. http://www.overtopping-manual.com/ ...The considered wave period is <math> T_{m-1,0}</math>= mean energy period (definition given in [[Statistical description of wave parameters]]).
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• Runnel
  {{Definition|title=Runnel |definition= Depression between intertidal bars or between the dry beach and the upper
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• Sand spit
  {{Definition|title= Sand spit ...coast, with one end attached to the land and the other projecting into the sea or across the mouth of an [[estuary]] or [[lagoon]]. }}
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• Swell
  {{Definition|title=Swell |definition= Waves generated far offshore in the deep sea that propagate onshore. }}
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• Wave set-up
  {{Definition|title= Wave set-up |definition= Elevation of the mean water level at the shoreline due to wave breaking in
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• Surf similarity parameter
  {{Definition|title=Surf similarity parameter |definition= The surf similarity parameter compares the wave surface slope to the bed s
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• Marine microorganisms
  {{ Definition| title = Marine microorganisms ...= Marine microorganisms (or microbes) comprise all microscopic life in the sea. }}
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• Definitions of marine ecological terms
  The terms printed in blue are links to the corresponding definition. The component of a catch returned to the sea, either dead or alive. Primarily made up of the bycatch but can include juv
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• Proudman resonance and meteo tsunamis
  {{ Definition| title = Meteo tsunamis ...ons generated by intense atmospheric disturbances travelling over the open sea. }}
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• Shoreline retreat and recovery
  ...ong-term trends and changes in external conditions. Examples are: relative sea-level rise (see: [[Bruun rule]]), long-term trends in wave climate, decreas ...zone that frequently exchanges sand with the dry beach. In this case, the definition of the coastline is related to the sand volume of the entire beach system,
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• Wave-induced soil liquefaction
  {{ Definition| title = Soil liquefaction | definition = When a water-saturated soil starts behaving as a fluid, losing stiffness
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• Pycnocline
  {{ Definition| title = Pycnocline | definition = Transition layer between fluids with different density. }}
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• Nautical depth of harbors and fairways
  {{ Definition| title = Nautical depth | definition = the depth where physical characteristics of the bottom reach a critical l
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• Wave transmission by low-crested breakwaters
  Definition|title= Low-crested breakwaters |definition= Low-crested breakwaters are manmade wave damping structures in nearshore w
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• Indicator species
  {{Definition| title = Indicator species | definition = A species whose presence or absence indicates a certain environmental co
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• Tidal rivers
  {{ Definition| title = Tidal river | definition = The upstream part of an estuary, landward of the seawater intrusion limit
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• Slack water
  {{ Definition| title = Slack water | definition = Slack water (also called '''slack tide''') is the time at which the tidal
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• Beachrock
  {{Definition|title=Beachrock |definition= Beachrocks are hard coastal sedimentary formations consisting of various b
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• Vulnerability and risk
  {{Definition|title= Vulnerability |definition= Vulnerability results from the combination of exposure and lack of [[resil
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• Oil sensitivity mapping
  ...ourists. It covers an area of nearly 10,000 km² along the North Sea coast of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. One major concern is that th ...e scale habitat-survey covering the entire intertidal of the German Wadden Sea, including a classification of their sensitivity with regard to distinct di
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