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  • ...ses involved in the conversion of the main nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon. ...<ref name=”Rendell1993”>Rendell, A. R., Ottley, C. J., Jickells, T. D. and Harrison, R. M. 1993. The atmospheric input of nitrogen species to the Nort
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  • ...how to reduce uncertainties, and two DMI-approaches: [[model calibration]] and data assimilation. ...ents in manufacturing processes. How DMI can be used to support monitoring and assessment of marine systems is also schematized in Figure 1.
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  • ...r to assess the magnitude of SGD, different investigations based on models and on direct measurements have been carried out. Indirect indicators of SGD a ==Process description and estimates==
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  • .../ref>. This article describes how the USP-61 can be used to determine silt and/or sand concentrations. The USP-61 is an example of a mechanical instrument ...f the USP-61. The sampler is manufactured by [http://www.rickly.com Rickly Hydrological Company].
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  • ...6.2.6 of the [[Manual Sediment Transport Measurements in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas]]<ref>Rijn, L. C. van (1986). ''Manual sediment transport meas ...transit rate depends on the mean velocity in the vertical, the water depth and the nozzle diameter, as shown in Figure 2. The USD-49 is suitable for depth
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  • ...s of the aforementioned torrenrs, the construction of small ports, marinas and seawalls. The seabed is covered by sandy material, with the eastward longsh [[Image:poulospic5.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Figure 5. Geomorphological and sedimentological characteristics of the study area (Poulos et al, 1998). Sa
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  • ...roduction is given to management aspects, discussing threats, conservation and [[Ecosystem rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] of mangrove forests. ...ropical coasts, i.e. North and South America, Africa and Middle-East, Asia and Oceania (incl. Australia). <ref name="vliz">http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/man
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  • ==Background and definition== ...sidering all the goods and services provided to people by [[biodiversity]] and [[Ecosystem| ecosystems]] (Secretariat of the Convention for Biological Div
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  • ...in which people live, carry on economic activities, grow or collect food, and so on. However, deltaic coasts around the world have recently become sites ...harge caused by dam construction, sand [[dredging]] in river channels, and water usage in drainage basins are typical examples of changes on the land that a
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  • ...ore waters near the sediment/water interface of aquatic systems. Limnology and oceanography: Methods, 3, 361-371. ...f nutrients, xenobiotics, as well as trace gases. Furthermore, SGD affects hydrological budgets as well as land- side studies on groundwater renewal. Recent data c
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  • ...llite altimetry, since the late offer direct observations of the sea level and of its variations. ...tial surface useful to geodetic, oceanographic, geological, geodynamic and hydrological studies.
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  • ...e the structure and function of marine ecosystems by changing biodiversity and eliminating vital components of the [[food chain]]. ...genic species (Carlton, 1996 <ref>Carlton, J.T. 1996. Biological invasions and cryptogenic species. Ecology 77(6): 1653-1655.</ref>)
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  • ...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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  • ...s that are located on the coast and therefore vulnerable to sea level rise and extreme conditions at sea. The focus is on coastal cities in low-income cou == Vulnerability to climate change and sea level rise==
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  • ...coastal lagoons is their high biodiversity with an important role of fish and invertebrate populations. Those last ones are an important economical suppo ...1998). These have been also places which have been transformed physically and nowadays thus represent enormous costs for the population in terms of the n
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  • ...tal zones is highly problematic. It raises the salinity of the groundwater and causes the land to sink. Therefore, groundwater management is a major issue ....pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-35-sci-ess-waterdistribute/saltwater-and-freshwater-distribution-on-earth/</ref>.]]
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  • ...as been a parallel decrease of fresh water tidal habitats for fish, birds, and the benthos on which they feed. ...including 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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  • ...with limitations in our understanding of the basic processes. Many natural processes are not reproducible in the laboratory; progress in basic understanding the ...the definitions of best practices for design, implementation, maintenance and distribution of data of coastal observing systems, as well as the definitio
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  • ...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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  • ...ects (Penela-Arenaz et al., 2009<ref name=P9>Penela-Arenaz, M., Bellas, J. and Vázquez, E. 2009. Chapter Five: Effects of the Prestige Oil Spill on the B ...g (which interferes with an individual's movement, hindering food capture, and escape from predators), or acute toxicity of fuel.
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