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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ...related to the living environment is given in the article '''[[Definitions of marine ecological terms]]'''. ...tal engineering manual. Report No 110-2-1100. Washington DC: US Army Corps of Engineers https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-Publications/Engine
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• Threats to the coastal zone
  ...han 90% to increasing sea surface temperature and acidity and the increase of the estimated cumulative impact for the coastal zones was estimated to be d ...rticles discuss how and why ecosystems are at risk, while the human demand of resources from the sea is increasing, particularly in coastal areas.
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• Coastal pollution and impacts
  ...f Delaware and Global Ocean Forum.</ref>. Pollution accompanies most kinds of human activities, including offshore oil and gas production and marine oil ...difficult because of the lack of reliable data and the extreme complexity of biogeochemical cycles, especially at the sea-land and sea-atmosphere interf
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• Transport and dispersion of pollutants, nutrients, tracers in mixed nearshore water
  ...a that occur in the marine environment. The '''transport and dispersion of pollutants, nutrients and tracers in mixed nearshore water''' can have direct and indi ...da. ''Physica D'' '''210''' (1–2) 1–20.</ref> High concentration zones of [[pollutant]]s have been found along coastal regions far from the coastal s
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• North Sea pollution from shipping: legal framework
  ....aspx IMO]), the general rules in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ([https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_ove ...//www.imo.org/en/About/Pages/Default.aspx IMO], a specialized organisation of the United Nations.
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• Submarine groundwater discharge
  ...dels and on direct measurements have been carried out. Indirect indicators of SGD are also considered. ...intrusion, which is defined as the invasion of seawater at the lower part of the aquifer due to the density difference between fresh groundwater and sea
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• Endocrine disrupting compounds in the coastal environment
  ...pact on both humans and wildlife. This article examines the various types of EDCs and the impact that these '''EDCs''' can have on the '''coastal enviro ...rs a range of substances suspected of interfering with the hormone systems of humans and wildlife''. COM(1999) 706 final. Brussels 17.12.1999. (http://ww
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• WFD list of priority substances
  ...nificant risk to the aquatic environment and water used for the production of drink water. ...esses, but the legal framework should prevent all emissions and discharges of those priority substances which derive from human activities.
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• Anthracene
  ...s one of the more toxic ones<ref>Kennish, M. J. (1996): Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution, CRC Press 524 pp</ref>. }} Anthracene is used as an intermediate compound for the manufacturing of dyes and polyradicals used to make resins. It may also be used as a diluent
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• Meiofauna
  ...a 1 mm mesh will also depend upon whether it is alive or dead at the time of sorting.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiobenthos</ref>}} ...ig. 1. Harpacticoid copepod, belonging to the ''Harpacticoida'', subphylum of ''Crustacea''. They are benthic copepods found throughout the world, mostly
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• Introduction of public participation
  ...ation in Europe. However, this article can also be read as an introduction of public participation in itself. ...pation by Pring and Noé<ref> Pring, G., Noé, Susan Y., International Law of Public Participation in Zillman et al., (eds.) Human Rights in Natural Reso
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• Eutrophication related monitoring tasks and WFD for coastal waters in Greece
  ...ectives define the term “eutrophication”. In addition, the designation of sensitive areas or vulnerable zones (which suffer from eutrophication or ma ...cedures for its implementation including the classification and monitoring of water bodies.
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• Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation in European coastal waters
  ...t ways in most coastal countries, through regulations and the organisation of alert and protection systems. ...reate better warning procedures and reliable tools to mitigate the impacts of pollution.
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• Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Mangroves
  ==Overview of Mangrove Ecosystem== ...cent estimates suggest that mangroves presently occupy about 14,653,000 ha of tropical and subtropical coastline (McLeod & Salm, 2006<ref name="M">McLeod
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• Mariculture
  Some limit mariculture to culture of marine plants and animals in the ocean itself (EEA, 2008<ref>European Envir ...(2004): Solutions for sustainable mariculture-avoiding the adverse effects of mariculture on biological diversity, CBD Technical Series No. 12</ref>; Wec
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• Human activities and nature conservation conflicts at the Kenyan coastline
  [[Image:kenya_fig1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Figure 1: Map of SE Africa.]] ...e, Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros play an important role in the economy of the people.
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• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
  ...heat and -haline for salt, which constitute the [[Seawater density|density of water]]. The water masses transport both energy (heat) and matter (solids, ==Functioning of the Thermohaline Circulation (THC)==
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• Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy
  ...mpacts. The article further provides recommendations for future management of coastal tourism. ...d an Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry, with 19 specific areas of action recommended to governments and private operators towards sustainabil
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• Polyfluorinated compounds - a new class of global pollutants in the coastal environment
  ...phere with emphasis on the mechanisms of global transport and distribution of PFCs. ...with global production currently reported to be in the order of thousands of tons per year. PFCs are used for surface treatment in carpets, textiles, le
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• Clean Water Act
  ...ation in and on the water”, wherever attainable. The fundamental purpose of the CWA has been widely communicated as making the nation’s waters “fis ==Statutory Provisions of the CWA==
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• Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile
  ...ons and services and support a highly diverse community, including species of economic interest. ...tion in seagrass abundance (cover and/or shoot density) or a deterioration of plant health.
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• TBT and Imposex
  ...sex in marine [[Gastropod|gastropods]] - which have led to the partial ban of this compound. ...the contamination levels are still a concern, particularly close to areas of intense boating and associated activities, such as fishing and commercial p
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• Nutrient loading of coastal waters
  ...tegrated models are the first choice, because eutrophication is the result of complex interactions between human activities, hydrodynamics, and ecologica ==Use of models in eutrophication management==
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• Mercury
  Natural mercury derives from the weathering of mercury-bearing rocks, volcano's and hydrothermal vents. ...uarine and Marine Pollution, CRC Press 524 pp</ref>. In humans high levels of mercury can cause:<ref>http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Hg-e
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• Pollution and the food web
  ...dustrialized and highly populated areas can contain high concentrations of pollutants. If these areas have a limited mixing with water from the open ocean, like ...r bioaccumulate to very high concentrations in some organisms.<ref>Biology of marine birds. Schreiber, E.A. & Burger, J. (Eds). 2002. Boca Raton, Florida
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• What causes eutrophication?
  | definition = The (mostly undesired) increase in the concentration of [[nutrient]]s in an ecosystem.}} ==Causes of eutrophication==
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• Biosensing
  The development and use of high resolution biosensing techniques allow us to monitor the in situ marin ...(HAB) and the estimation of environmental and human health risks. Examples of tools based on automated sensing techniques to monitor environmental microb
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• Past EU-funded coastal research projects
  List of coastal and marine projects funded by the European Commsission in the perio Most of the project websites do not exist anymore. Some information on these projec
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• Marine Biotechnology in Canada
  ...f>. 5% of the companies obtained their biomass from marine and aquaculture sources. A review of key biotechnology strengths in 2005 noted that Canada ranked 2nd in the wo
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• Threats to Coral Reefs: the Effects of Chemical Pollution
  ...&refid=71491 Spalding, M., Green, E., & Ravilious, C. (2001). World Atlas of Coral Reefs. UNEP-WCMC.]</ref>. ...for stress assessment in scleractinian corals, used to examine the effects of cyanide from cyanide fishing. Mar Pollut Bull, 864-874.]</ref>.
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• Case studies eutrophication
  ==Ecological impacts of eutrophication (Case study: Eutrophication and dead zones)== ...ants from human activities on land have thrown many coastal ecosystems out of balance, resulting in expanded dead zone regions.</P>
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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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• Estuarine ecosystems
  ...ish, birds, and other wildlife and contribute significantly to the quality of life for humanity. Estuaries are said to be among the most productive natur [[File:EstuaryHighLowWater.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Fig. 1. Schematic planview of a typical estuarine morphology at high water (HW, top) and low water (LW, b
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• Pressures, impacts and policy responses in European coastal zones
  ...r of knowledge and experience among coastal sites, with full consideration of site-specific conditions. ...European coastal environments. They all host valuable ecosystems and most of them have a NATURA2000 status. Dark blue = entirely NATURA2000, light blue
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• Coastal and marine sediments
  ==Origin of coastal and marine sediments== ...its of sediment discharged by rivers. These deposits can reach a thickness of more than 1 km. The sediments have different origins:
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• European Action Plan Theme Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation
  ...t ways in most coastal countries, through regulations and the organisation of alert and protection systems. ...reate better warning procedures and reliable tools to mitigate the impacts of pollution.
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• EU legislation for coast and sea
  ...ational treaties to which EU Member States have committed themselves. Part of the EU regulations is supplementary to these treaties. ...cribed in other articles: the UN sea convention [[UN Convention on the Law of the Sea|UNCLOS]], the [[Convention on Biological Diversity]], the [[Convent
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