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• Index of vulnerability of littorals to oil pollution
  ...e a new index of [[vulnerability]] that takes into account both the social and economic impacts. ...rpho-sedimentary vulnerability''' of a littoral; that is the capacity of a coastal [[ecosystems|ecosystem]] to totally overcome the effects of oil [[pollution
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• Eutrophication
  ..., S. W. (1995) Coastal marine eutrophication: a definition, social causes, and future concerns. ''Ophelia'', 41, 199–219.[ISI]</ref> <br> ...stimulate growth of [[algae]] which leads to imbalanced functioning of the system.<ref> HELCOM webpage, 2006 [http://www.helcom.fi/environment2/eutrophicatio
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• Characteristics of muddy coasts
  This article provides an introduction to and summary of habitats derived from fine sediments suspended in tidal waters. ...cterized by a muddy shoreface, sometimes in the form of muddy tidal flats, and the lack of a sandy shore.
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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ...ated to the living environment is given in the article '''[[Definitions of marine ecological terms]]'''. ...tions are based on the related Coastal Wiki articles. Terms related to the coastal profile are illustrated in the figure below.
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• Detached breakwaters
  ...rs and other special type breakwaters. Different aspects of breakwaters as coastal protection are discussed, as well as their impacts on shoreline evolution. ..., N.E. 2017. Shoreline management guidelines. DHI https://www.dhigroup.com/marine-water/ebook-shoreline-management-guidelines</ref>.
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• Shore nourishment
  ...ese processes, the reader is referred to the article [[Shoreface profile]] and other articles mentioned herein. ...ource (borrow area) at a sufficient distance from the project area so that coastal hydrodynamics remain unaffected.
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• Currents
  The various types of currents in the sea, which may be important to coastal processes in one way or another, are described in the following. ==Currents in coastal seas==
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• Sea level rise
  ...m average sea-level rise relative to the local land level, as derived from coastal tide gauges. }} .... Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekci, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press.</ref> for the year 2100 are si
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• Shoreline management
  ..., N.E. 2017. Shoreline management guidelines. DHI https://www.dhigroup.com/marine-water/ebook-shoreline-management-guidelines</ref>: ...development activities in the coastal area follow an overall land use plan and a general environmental policy
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• FUTURECOAST project, UK
  ...his article presents an overview of the project, the methodogies developed and the results obtained. ...-dependence between different geomorphic features that make up the natural system, such that the evolution of one particular element of the coast is influenc
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• Endocrine disrupting compounds
  ...rs are exogenous substances that alter function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse health effects in an intact organism, or its pro ...nds which secrete hormones to body fluids, and receptor cells which detect and react to the hormones. The hormones act as chemical messengers. Hormones bi
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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. ...stimated to be due for more than 80% to increasing sea surface temperature and sea level.
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• Coastal pollution and impacts
  ...and degradations in marine environments: Implications from the literature. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52: 844-864.</ref>. ...he extreme complexity of biogeochemical cycles, especially at the sea-land and sea-atmosphere interfaces.
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• Algal bloom
  ...R., Boxshall G. and Clark P. (1998). ''A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics'' (2nd Ed). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, (England). 3 ...lead to conditions of low oxygen concentration after the phytoplankton die and begin decomposing. Algal blooms of certain specific species are considered
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• Algae
  ...f a large group of chlorophyll-containing plants, comprising the sea-weeds and various freshwater forms, ranging in size from single cells to long stems. ...lly) phytoplankton algae in an aquatic system can lead to [[algal bloom]]s and the undesirable condition of [[eutrophication]].
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• Process-based morphological models
  ...the study of morphological impacts from significant changes to the coastal system. The present article discusses how such models can be applied for longer ti ...Niemann (2006) <ref> S.L. Niemann, J.H. Jensen, J.A. Zyserman, I. Brøker and S. Baek (2006) “Morphological Modelling of a Danish Tidal Inlet”, Proce
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• Biotopes and classification systems
  ...s based on the concept of the '''[[biotope]]'''. They can be mapped easily and changes in time in their distribution can be recorded. ...logical zone, substratum, 'features' (e.g. crevices, overhangs, rockpools) and 'modifiers' (e.g. sand-scour, wave-surge, substratum mobility).
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• CNEXO experimental SandPit in Seine Estuary
  Through the sixty’s, needs of sands and gravels quickly increased and several studies were carried out by Cnexo (former name of Ifremer Institute ...on of two well-known and well-studied sediment deposits (Octeville deposit and Kannick deposit).
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• Risk and coastal zone policy: example from the Netherlands
  ...e Netherlands is further elaborated and after that a brief overview of the Coastal zone policy in the Netherlands is given. ...y of occurrence. The level of the flood defence also on the value in the [[coastal hinterland|hinterland]]. Besides the design level, a probability of failure
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• Geological processes in the Anthropocene: the Po River Delta
  ...h through Ferrara (Po di Ferrara). Two major distributaries (Po di Primaro and Po di Volano) entered the Adriatic south of the modern delta. ...cuspate morphology (Nelson, 1970). The cuspate deltas were wave-dominated and advanced with an average rate of 4 m/yr.
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