coastal ecosystem

collocation in English

meaningsofcoastalandecosystem

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coastal
adjective
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/ˈkəʊ.stəl/us
/ˈkoʊ.stəl/
positioned on, or relating to ...
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ecosystem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈe.koʊˌsɪs.təm/
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and ...
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(Definition ofcoastalandecosystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An artisanal fishery's resource is best represented by the entirecoastalecosystem.
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They may be monitoring acoastalecosystemthrough weather stations, shore- and buoy-mounted sensors and remote imagery.
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The northwestern third of the island supports coastal fringe evergreen forest, which is considered to be a rarecoastalecosystemtype.
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There are many variates of flora and fauna which are interdependant in thiscoastalecosystem.
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It promotes stewardship of clean water and a healthycoastalecosystemusing community outreach, education, and advocacy.
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The impacts of these activities compromised the capacity of the marine andcoastalecosystemto support sustainable socio-economic and environmental services such as tourism.
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Any further land reclamation projects threaten to disturb or damage thecoastalecosystem.
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Unlike most terrestrial systems, which reach soil carbon equilibrium within decades, deposition of carbon dioxide incoastalecosystemsediment can continue over millennia.
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Through the export of nutrients to coastal ecosystems, they also support off-shore fisheries.
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Variation in these environmental factors in relation to proximity to hotels and residences will provide evidence of the impact of improperly managed tourism and human developments on thecoastalecosystem.
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This sea urchin decimates kelp beds and creates barrens, thus completely altering coastal ecosystems.
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Mangrove communities are important tropical habitats and amongst the most threatened of coastal ecosystems.
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Sea urchin outbreaks and epizootic disease as regulating mechanisms in coastal ecosystems.
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Cnidarians such as corals, echinoderms such as sea urchins, and arthropods such as barnacles also produce shells in coastal ecosystems.
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While this may be true on a small scale, the large amounts of sewage routinely dumped has damaged many coastal ecosystems, and rendered them life-threatening.
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In contrast to the terrestrial and coastal ecosystems of the islands, the sea itself has a relatively low biodiversity.
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Much of this research has involved the development and application of innovative methods to determine the condition and health of coastal ecosystems.
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Besides controlling erosion, consideration must be given to the effects of hardening a shoreline on natural coastal ecosystems and human property or activities.
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Then there are industrial run-offs and pollutants, untreated sewage and the increasing sediment flows in rivers that threaten all of the coastal ecosystems.
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