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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. ==Climate change==
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• Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands
  ...common goal of encouraging the sustainable development of oceans, coasts, and islands. ==Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands==
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• Convention on Biological Diversity
  ...uence of humans. It forms the web of life of which we are an integral part and upon which we so fully depend. ...characteristics). [[Biodiversity]] provides [[ecosystems|ecosystem]] goods and services that sustain our lives.
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• Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
  {{Definition|title=Integrated Coastal Zone Management ...1993. Essential elements of integrated coastal zone management. Ocean and Coastal Management 21:81-108</ref>.
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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. ...Impacts of climate change on the European marine and coastal environment: ecosystems approach.'' European Science Foundation, Marine Board: Strasbourg, France.'
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• Seagrass meadows
  ...ion, [[zonation]], succession, biota, threats, functioning and adaptations of the organisms that live in seagrass meadows. ...]]. Seagrasses are not true grasses but rooted vascular (flowering) plants of terrestrial origin that have successfully returned to the sea. This return
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• Spatial and temporal variability of salt marshes
  ...-CEME.jpg|left|thumb|250px|caption|Figure 1: Example of a salt-marsh: Land of Saeftinghe - Belgium <ref>http://www.marbef.org</ref>]] ...ame= "Salt marsh">[[Salt_marshes]]</ref>. The sediment consists of [[mud]] and sand. Salt marshes are normally associated with [[Tidal flats from space|m
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• Salt marshes
  ...ution, adaptations, [[zonation]], succession, biota, functions and threats of the organisms that live in saltmarshes. ...opean Union commissioned a series of Habitat Management Models for several of the more important communities. Included is a model for habitat 1330 "Atlan
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• Coral reefs
  ...ries within the section dealing with biodiversity of [[marine habitats and ecosystems]]. ...rotect coral islands and island populations against the destructive forces of the sea under storm conditions, see [[Coral islands]].
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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 ==Functioning of the Thermohaline Circulation (THC)==
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• Baltic Sea
  ===Definition and basic facts=== ...nd_cover_baltic_sea_region_balans__001.jpg|thumb|left |Figure 1:Baltic Sea and its Drainage area<ref>http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/land_cover_baltic_sea
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• Resilience and resistance
  ..., P.S. 2013. Resistance, Resilience and Restoration. Ecological Management and Restoration 14: 20-24</ref>). }} ...ton, DC, November 8-9, 2018, organized by the National Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society</ref>);
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• Species extinction
  ...become Earth's dominant large animal and the cause of global environmental change. ...irst 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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• 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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• Future marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research issues
  ...ionally united and productive. However, marine science is still developing and we still understand the ocean less than the terrestrial environment. For us ...nto, I., Vincx, M., Węsławski, JM., Nash, R. (2009). Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. Printbase, Dublin, Ireland ISSN 2009-2539]</ref>. Th
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• The ICZM Process - a Roadmap towards Coastal Sustainability - Introduction
  ...ss will contribute to a wider discussion on the sustainable development of coastal zones. ...legal instrument - the Protocol to the Barcelona Convention on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, now drives ICZM in the Mediterranean.
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• Setting the Direction in ICZM
  ...dition of the coastal area in the future, in a time-span of 10 to 30 years and even beyond, if the strategy, plan or programme is implemented successfully * Clear and compelling;
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• Deep ocean observatories
  ...elevant variables at a number of key locations. A high temporal resolution of the data set is essential to: *Understand short-term variation and ecosystem dynamics
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• Biogenic reefs of Europe and temporal variability
  ==European-scale distribution of biogenic reefs== ...R"/> depicting the distribution of the threatened and/or declining coastal and shelf habitats in Europe.]]
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• Monitoring changes in North Atlantic plankton communities
  ...ng is to establish a baseline for the various components of the ecosystem, and how they interact. * distinguish between the effects of human activities and natural variability
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• Dynamics, threats and management of dunes
  ==Processes and mechanisms driving natural dynamics & ecosystem development== ...t. The interactions between all of these forcing factors produce a variety of different environments in which dune formation may occur, as described in t
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• Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes
  ==Processes and mechanisms driving natural dynamics and ecosystem development== ...MAN, P.M.J. (2007). Spatial flow and sedimentation patterns within patches of epibenthic structures. ''Cont. Shelf Res.''. '''27(8)''': 1020-1045. dx.doi
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• Dynamics, threats and management of biogenic reefs
  ==PROCESSES AND MECHANISMS DRIVING NATURAL DYNAMICS & ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT == ...rocesses and mechanisms driving natural dynamics and ecosystem development of biogenic reefs are discussed for each group in turn.
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• Integrating Climate Change into the ICZM planning process - Analysis and Future
  {{ICZM Process and Climate Change/TabsHeader|This=3}} ...for the subsequent preparation of the plan and its implementation. From a climate viewpoint the key tasks are to:
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• Ecological restoration of estuaries in North Western Europe
  This article is largely based on Ducrotoy, J-P. 2010. Ecological restoration of tidal estuaries in North Western ...as been a parallel decrease of fresh water tidal habitats for fish, birds, and the benthos on which they feed.
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• Coral Molecular Biomarkers
  == An Overview of the Ecotoxicology of Coral == ...r stress-response pathways characterized in corals, as well as the effects of major stress-inducing agents on coral are discussed.
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• Coastal hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes and engineering
  ...ring (articles in blue). This content was initiated by the ENCORA themes 5 and 8. Please help us fill these gaps by expanding and claiming these missing topics.
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• Harbour porpoise in the Belgian part of the North Sea
  ...tire distribution area, specific information for the BPNS is less abundant and often scattered. ...highly relevant in the context of conservation, monitoring and evaluation of harbour porpoise populations that frequent the BPNS. More detailed scientif
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• Open ocean habitat
  ...s an overview about the characteristics, [[zonation]], biology and threats of the open oceans. Some legal aspects are also discussed. ...esses control the biological activities and lead to substantial geographic variability in production.
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• Characteristics of sedimentary shores
  ...ize of the adjacent sea. For each shore a short description is given below and some links to more detailed articles. ...from Mangor et al. 2017 <ref> Mangor, K., Drønen, N. K., Kaergaard, K.H. and Kristensen, N.E. 2017. Shoreline management guidelines. DHI https://www.dhi
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• European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy: Recommendations 2005 meeting
  ...e-conference “Life on a Blue Planet”, which has developed a draft list of research priorities, which will be presented at the EPBRS meeting in Porto ...iodiversity. They are summarized below to provide a comprehensive overview of biodiversity issues.
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• EU workshop (2007) on climate change and eutrophication
  ...e scientific knowledge on climate change and eutrophication for marine and coastal waters. ...the north Atlantic and Baltic region. These comments draw on this workshop and prior events, as well as scientific studies.
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• Nature-based shore protection
  Nature can offer shore protection in addition to or instead of manmade hard structures. Nature-based shore protection is provided by livin ...erate climate zones. Mangroves are dealt with in the article [[Mangroves]] and coral reefs in the article [[Coral reefs]].
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• Natural variability and change in coastal ecosystems
  ...lems that managers face because of the constant change taking place within coastal systems. ...n is influenced by issues relating to [[climate change]], water catchments and human activity is also discussed.
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• The backbarrier tidal flats in the southern North Sea - A multidisciplinary approach to reveal the main driving forces shaping the system
  === The present article is by courtesy of Ocean Dynamics, where it was originally published <ref>Rullkötter J., 2009 ...tat for many species of birds, but are also the nursery for a wide variety of marine organisms. In addition, tidal flats may provide significant protecti
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• Restoration of estuarine and coastal ecosystems
  ...aluation and assessment in coastal management|Evaluation and assessment in coastal management]]. ..., through which the tide can enter the previously reclaimed marsh. This is of course different from the way in which the original marsh developed.]]
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• Definitions of marine ecological terms
  This article provides a glossary of marine ecological terms used in the Coastal Wiki. ...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
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• Ocean carbon sink
  ...roduction. Estimates of the sequestered carbon are: about 3 Pg C/y on land and about 2.4 Pg C/y in the sea <ref name=LQ>Le Quere, C., Andrew, R.M., Friedl ...ate (HCO₃^-), carbonate (CO₃^2-) and carbonic acid (H₂CO₃).
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