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• Coastal mud belt
  ...(Eisma 1966<ref name=E66>Eisma, D. 1966. Oceanographic observations on the Western Surinam shelf. Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Rep. 1966-1</ref>), ...J.M. 1980. Physical parameters of the diatomaceous mud belt off South West Africa. Marine Geology 34: M67--M76</ref>). However, hydro-sedimentary studies of
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• Mediterranean Sea and Region, including Adriatic Sea
  ...e Canaries Islands, located in the south Atlantic off the coast of western Africa. In parts of the Algarve region of Portugal, unsustainable water uses and v
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• Mangroves
  ...inents with tropical and subtropical coasts, i.e. North and South America, Africa and Middle-East, Asia and Oceania (incl. Australia). <ref name="vliz">http: ...nerally occur further south on the eastern edges of landmasses than on the western side. This is due to the pattern of hot and cold [[Ocean circulation | ocea
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• Ecological thresholds and regime shifts
  ...nd Sahel: Interactions between Ecological and Climatic Systems in Northern Africa. Ecosystems 6(6): 524-539</ref>). ...-geographical boundary along the European continental shelf in the 1970 in western European basin (Beaugrand, 2004<ref>Beaugrand, G. 2004. The North Sea regim
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• Salt marshes
  ...pp. </ref>). Saltmarshes can be found from the Arctic region, over Europe, Africa, America, Asia to the coast of Australia. The most extensive development of ...nds and Belgium, a few kilometers downstream Antwerp in the estuary of the Western Scheldt. It is an official nature reserve since 1976. Because of this legal
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• Coral reefs
  ...C. Consequently, corals are typically absent along the western margins of Africa and South America where cool water upwelling prevails. The maximum depth fo ...=taxdetails&id=135209 Madrepora oculata]'', is found in the north-east and western Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Gorgonians (soft corals) are a major co
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• Ocean circulation
  ...ajor impact on the global climate. They cause the relative mildness of the Western European climate, for example. Ocean and atmospheric currents form a couple ...upt the currents. It is an eastward-flowing current driven by the dominant western winds at this latitude.
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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.]] .... 34: 248-266</ref>).The coastal zone environment and its resources in the western Indian Ocean(WIO) region countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Seychelles
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• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
  ...te the so-called “Common Water” which flows northward, around Southern Africa where it is split into two routes: one into the Indian Ocean and the other ...e could occur without significant melting of the ice sheets, including the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), which is considered the most vulnerable to clim
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• Coastal cities and sea level rise
  ...han 2 m above sea level, of which 59% in tropical Asia and 10% in tropical Africa. An important part of the economy of coastal states is concentrated in thes ...ll, J. 2008. Unjust waters: climate change, flooding and the urban poor in Africa. Environment & Urbanization, International Institute for Environment and De
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Portugal
  ...andy, and includes many sand dunes and marshes. However, especially in the western part of the Algarve and along the south east coast, there are large stretch ...status. The invasion by alien plants such as ''Carpobrotus edulis'' (South Africa) and Australian ''Acacia'' species is also a problem which can affect large
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Spain
  '''Western Andalucía on the southern Atlantic coast (SW Spain).''' Because of its situation in the west of the Africa and close to the tropic of Cancer, the subtropical climate and, the coastal
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• Groundwater management in low-lying coastal zones
  ...ed into low coastal plains during the past decades, especially in Asia and Africa (see [[Coastal cities and sea level rise]]). Most of these plains emerged a ...nment' project. This depoldering project for tidal flat restoration in the Western Scheldt estuary has a similar impact on the groundwater of the adjacent lan
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• Biogenic reefs of Europe and temporal variability
  ...igure 5). Extensive horse mussel beds are found only in parts of north and western Scotland, the Ards Peninsula, Strangford Lough, the Isle of Man, north-west ...rom 1986 and 2000 suggest an increase in distribution and densities in the western North Sea (Rees, 2007<ref>REES, H.L.; EGGLETON, J.D.; RACHOR, E.; VANDEN BE
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• Shore protection vegetation
  ...inopyrum introduction in South Australia; ''Acacia'' introduction in South Africa <ref name=WP/>). The success of vegetation programs using native species is ...lign:center" | Native to South Australia. Introduced to New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and Portugal.
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• ICZM training and capacity building: important links
  ...en scientific, legal and institutional structures. Much regard is given to Africa as well as tropical and small island developing states where livelihoods de ...Ocean (ODINCINDIO), European countries in economic transition (ODINECET) , Western Pacific -WESTPAC region (ODINWESTPAC) and Black Sea region (ODINBlackSea).
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• Past EU-funded coastal research projects
  ...ng coastal lagoons, making management tools for aquatic resources in North Africa * [[SBI]] Western Arctic Shelf Basin Interaction
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• Morphology of estuaries
  ...h Atlantic region, for example, the [[#Western Scheldt and Scheldt estuary|Western Scheldt]], Elbe, Weser, Seine, Loire, [[#Charente estuary|Charente]], Baie ...sufficiently erodible (like in the [[#Western Scheldt and Scheldt estuary|Western Scheldt]]), but they can remain shallow if the substrate is strongly indura
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• North Atlantic Oscillation
  ==Climate fluctuations in north-western Europe== ...brings increased storm activity and rainfall to southern Europe and North Africa<ref>Hurrell, J. W. 1995. Decadal trends in the North Atlantic Oscillation:
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