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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ...astal Wiki. The focus is on terms related to '''physical coastal processes and engineering'''. A complementary list of definitions related to the living e .../www.dhigroup.com/marine-water/ebook-shoreline-management-guidelines</ref> and from the USACE Coastal Engineering Manual <ref name=CEM> USACE, 2012. Coast
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• Sea level rise
  ...evel rise refers to long-term average sea-level rise relative to the local land level, as derived from coastal tide gauges. }} .... Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekci, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press.</ref> for the year 2100 are si
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• Threats to the coastal zone
  ...cations to coastal [[ecosystem]]s in relation to specific human activities and introduces the various threats resulting from poorly managed activities. ...stimated to be due for more than 80% to increasing sea surface temperature and sea level.
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• Coastal meteorology
  ...lutant dispersal, and it is also important for public safety, ship routing and naval operations. ...s, are aspects of coastal weather phenomena. Complex terrain or coastlines and marine boundary layer stratus (cloud base) complicate the subject of coasta
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• The Integrated approach to Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  ...ique and especially fragile ecosystems, being areas of great environmental and aesthetic value. ...habitats listed in the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora Directive are coastal. Approximately a third of the Union's wetlands
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• Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  ..., C. 1993. Essential elements of integrated coastal zone management. Ocean and Coastal Management 21:81-108</ref>. ...he terrestrial and marine components of the target territory, in both time and space”<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:200
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• Species lists
  ...live, how they grow and interact, helps us understand patterns of change, and provides better knowledge of how to change our behaviour to support our fra ...ppear before they have even been named, as climate change, land-use change and other factors take their toll.
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• Marine Spatial Planning - the need for a common language
  ...we need marine [[spatial planning]], how it can be defined appropriately, and what benefits it can offer. It also briefly discusses some international ex ...ne for the Belgian part of the North Sea revealed that the total claim for ocean space was almost three times the available amount (Figure 1)<ref>F Maes, et
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• Sea ice ecosystem
  ...ckmann, G. S., Sea ice. An introduction to its physics, chemistry, biology and geology. Blackwell Science, pp 1-21</ref>. ...ow sea bottom. Pack ice refers to any area of floating sea ice that is not land-fast.
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• Ecological thresholds and regime shifts
  ...heffer, 2009<ref name=S9>Scheffer, M. 2009. Critical transitions in nature and society. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA</ref>). Th ...Elmqvist, T., Gunderson, L., Holling, C.S. and Walker, B. 2002. Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transform
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• European Context of Nutrient Dynamics
  ...er Estuary (UK) from 1994 to 1996 : results from an integrated observation and modelling study. The Science of the Total Environment 314/316, 665-713.</re ...en and sulphur inputs into the North Sea using a Lagrangian model, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 27 ,1507 – 1515.</ref> .
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• Mariculture
  Some limit mariculture to culture of marine plants and animals in the ocean itself (EEA, 2008<ref>European Environmental agency; https://www.eea.europa ...s from brackish water and include culture methods that take place in salty and brackish water that is situated in the coastal zone (CBD, 2004<ref name="CB
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• Seagrass recovery and restoration in the Wadden Sea
  ...n Sea as estimated from aerial surveys in August or September between 1978 and 2007.]] ...07). Seagrasses and eutrophication. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 350, 46-72.
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• Space geodetic techniques for coastal zone monitoring
  ...llite altimetry, since the late offer direct observations of the sea level and of its variations. ...otential surface useful to geodetic, oceanographic, geological, geodynamic and hydrological studies.
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• Principles of conservation, rehabilitation and restoration of estuarine and coastal habitats
  ...jectives (Cooke, 2005<ref>Cooke, G.D. 2005. Ecosystem Rehabilitation. Lake and Reservoir Management 21(2): 218-221</ref>).}} ==Estuaries as interfaces between land, sea and the atmosphere==
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• Analysis of the ICZM process in Belgium
  ...o wish to acquire better insight into the efforts made so far on the coast and current lines of thinking for the future”. ...rocedure. In the second phase, protected marine areas should be delineated and the necessary management measures defined (FOD, 2006).
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• Species extinction
  ...in extinction rates since humans have become Earth's dominant large animal and the cause of global environmental change. ...t started in the deep ocean area, and then moved up to the upper layers of ocean, killing almost all living creatures.
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• Mediterranean seagrass ecosystem
  ...descendants of terrestrial plants that re-colonised the ocean between 100 and 65 million years ago. Seagrasses are monocotyledons that are not true grass ...Mediterranean, corresponding to 25% of the sea bottom at depths between 0 and 40 m.
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• Meiofauna of Sandy Beaches
  ...y makers are not aware of its importance. Consequently, these environments and their resources are not protected sufficiently relative to their socio-econ ...sand grains (Figure 2). The interstitial system is also habitat for larvae and juveniles of certain macrofaunal species.
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• Introduction to MarBEF research
  ...nto, I., Vincx, M., Węsławski, JM., Nash, R. (2009). Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. Printbase, Dublin, Ireland ISSN 2009-2539]</ref>. Many species of coastal plankton are active for a short time and remain in the sediments as resting stages, sometimes for very long periods.
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• Integrated Coastal Zone Management: analysis of the environmental condition of the coastal area of the Northern Range of Trinidad
  ...within the [[Coastal Management]] section and the subcategory [[Evaluation and assessment in Coastal Management]]. ...dy suggests possible solutions or gives recommendations for the integrated and sustainable management of this valuable eco-region.
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• Shore protection vegetation
  ..., that have a strong sand-binding capacity due to an extensive root system and that favor sand accumulation with their foliage. ...well described in the literature and may ignore some important less common and less-studied species.
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• Why are the oceans so important for us?
  ...we are to adequately address ocean issues at the local, national, regional and global levels, science cannot operate in isolation, but will need to integr ...e’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is generated by marine based industries and services, without including the value of raw materials, such as oil, gas or
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• Coastal observation systems
  ...arine environment, e.g. to enable assessments of the environmental quality and long term changes. <br> .... A combination of different approaches enables coverage on different time and spatial scales. Several of these observational techniques will be presented
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• Dynamics of mud transport
  ...1">Eisma, D. et al. (1997). Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats and Coastal Lagoons. CRC Press, Boca Raton (FL), 525 pp. </ref>. ...s necessary to properly define mud and its properties, in contrast to sand and other non-cohesive particles.
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• Ecological restoration of estuaries in North Western Europe
  ...as been a parallel decrease of fresh water tidal habitats for fish, birds, and the benthos on which they feed. ...uding peri-estuarine areas such as the flood plain, associated marshes and land claimed by humans essentially over the last 150 years.
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• Marine Biotechnology in Baltic Sea basin
  Go back to: [[Portal:Marine Biotechnology|Home]] > [[Strategies, Policies and Programmes]] > [[Marine Biotechnology in European sea basins|European sea b ...limited water exchange with the ocean via Kattegat and the Danish Straits and with great riverine input. As a result, the water residence time is typical
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• Marine Biotechnology in France
  == Overarching science strategies, plans and policies == ...hnology Policy is described in the National Programmation Law for Research and in the National Research Strategy (SNRI)
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• Greek case studies: Geomorphological changes on the coastal area of the Inner Thermaikos Gulf over the past 150 years
  ...s of two main rivers (Axios and Aliakmon) and two smaller rivers (Gallikos and Loudias), which discharge into the Gulf (Poulos et al., 2000; Karageorgis e ...ary ‘stages’ are identified on the basis of changes in sediment supply and associated human interference.
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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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• Marine Biotechnology in Hawaii
  ...nd development thanks to its abundant warm sunlight, pure deep ocean water and high biodiversity resources.<ref name="biodresourc">http://www.nutrex-hawai ...n within the executive power are involved on marine biotechnology research and application opportunities.
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• Physical processes and morphology of synchronous estuaries
  ...e more recent, localised impacts from tectonic re-bound, urban development and engineering 'interventions‘. ...n these Figures to be consistent with the theories described in Sections 2 and 3.
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• Estuarine morphological modelling
  ...n with the complex ecosystem. Moreover, due to their position between land and sea, they are often areas of intense human activity. ...of fresh and saline waters. The transport of sediment, often a mix of sand and fines, involves a variety of mechanisms.
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• Swash zone dynamics
  ...k (2002). Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives. Coastal Engineering 45: 149-167</ref>.]] ...al barriers. This influences the exchange of sediment between the land and ocean, which ultimately forms the coastline.
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• Ecosystem services
  ...port (2005)<ref name=M> Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005): Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis. Washington, DC: Island Press </ref>. }} ...ller, F. (2013): Interactions of Ecosystem Properties, Ecosystem Integrity and Ecosystem Service Indicators - A Theoretical Matrix Exercise. Ecological In
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• Open ocean habitat
  ...s]]. It gives an overview about the characteristics, [[zonation]], biology and threats of the open oceans. Some legal aspects are also discussed. [[File:Open Ocean.jpg|right|thumb|300px|caption|Open ocean. Photo credit David Stauffer. ]]
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• European Action Plan Theme Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation
  ...most coastal countries, through regulations and the organisation of alert and protection systems. ...rces and consequences of pollution and to create better warning procedures and reliable tools to mitigate the impacts of pollution.
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• Nature-based shore protection
  ...erate climate zones. Mangroves are dealt with in the article [[Mangroves]] and coral reefs in the article [[Coral reefs]]. ...Coastal Wiki articles are devoted to this topic, see [[Shore nourishment]] and further references therein.
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• European coastal and marine network organisations
  ...ing the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers. ...ers. To ensure, stimulate and facilitate the process of knowledge exchange and cooperation between network participants.
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• Natural variability and change in coastal ecosystems
  ...cially those of [[transitional waters]], are dynamic, varying in both time and space. This article provides an introduction to the scales of variability a ...n is influenced by issues relating to [[climate change]], water catchments and human activity is also discussed.
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• Definitions of marine ecological terms
  ...05.pdf </ref>) and Blackart et al. (2006<ref>Blackhart, K., Stanton, D. G. and Shimada, A. M. 2006. NOAA Fisheries Glossary. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMF ...an be found in the Wikipedia, although not always for the specific coastal and marine context.
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