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  • {{Definition|title=Rip current |definition = Rip currents are wave-generated currents that depart from the nearshore z
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  • {{Definition|title=Sea ...ion is identical with the definition of the sea in most nautical maps. The sea extends into major bays, but not into channels, creeks, rivers, estuaries a
    532 bytes (78 words) - 12:41, 9 December 2018
  • {{Definition|title=Sea Level Rise ...atellite observations. Relative sea-level rise refers to long-term average sea-level rise relative to the local land level, as derived from coastal tide g
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  • {{Definition|title=Setback area ...tricted, as buffer zone for storm tides, coastal erosion and adaptation to sea level rise.
    5 KB (760 words) - 22:43, 13 January 2022
  • {{Definition|title=Shoreline |definition= The transition between land and water, in practice often taken as the inte
    5 KB (765 words) - 17:13, 28 July 2021
  • {{Definition|title=Shoreline management |definition=The act of dealing – in a planned way – with actual and potential coast
    38 KB (5,697 words) - 22:31, 2 July 2022
  • {{Definition|title=Tidal flat |definition= Shallow, often muddy, part of [[foreshore]], which are covered and uncover
    891 bytes (130 words) - 23:07, 22 June 2020
  • {{Definition|title=Tide |definition= The periodic rise and fall in the level of the water in oceans and seas as
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  • ...xtreme complexity of biogeochemical cycles, especially at the sea-land and sea-atmosphere interfaces. ...organic carbon<ref> Richardson, K., Jorgensen, B.B., 1996. Eutrophication: definition, history and effects. Eutrophication in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. Coastal
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  • Definition|title=Algae ...ive name of a large group of chlorophyll-containing plants, comprising the sea-weeds and various freshwater forms, ranging in size from single cells to lo
    752 bytes (94 words) - 17:18, 14 February 2024
  • Definition|title=Climate change |definition= (1) Refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural vari
    885 bytes (123 words) - 21:23, 19 March 2021
  • Definition|title=Radiation stress |definition= Radiation stress is the flux of momentum carried by ocean waves.
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  • Definition|title=Seagrass (pl. seagrasses) |definition= Members of marine seed plants that grow chiefly on sand or sand-mud bottom
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  • !| || Good/service || Definition || Goods and services considered for the UK || Annual value in million UK p ...nces by biogenic structures || Reduced investment and maintenance costs of sea defence structures thanks to the presence of salt marshes || > 300
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  • {{Definition|title=In situ |definition=
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  • Definition|title=a Sea-dike |definition= An artificial wall meant to prevent flooding of the hinterland.
    653 bytes (80 words) - 22:35, 4 July 2023
  • In the definition of a [[biotope]], a [[habitat]] is understood to be the place in which a pl ...out a recognised function in the [[ecosystems|ecosystem]]. In the working definition of a [[biotope]], a community is identified as a group of organisms occurri
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  • The definition of ecological status looks at the abundance of aquatic flora and fish fauna ...c, D. Burdon , I. Simoens & H. Knaack. Water Framework Directive in North Sea coastal areas and estuaries; HARBASINS Phase 1: Legislation and Administrat
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  • ...management, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 59, 49-62</ref>). A definition of risk contains three components, viz. (1) an outcome that has an impact o ...ea dikes|dikes]] protect parts of the Netherlands which are situated below sea-level (see figure 1). The design levels of these flood defence structures a
    14 KB (2,223 words) - 20:01, 18 September 2023
  • {{Definition|title= Blue carbon
    41 KB (6,267 words) - 13:40, 21 April 2024

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