relating to the shoreline (C1)
Littoral budget
the amount and movement of sediment between different parts of the active beach, onto the beach from elsewhere, and away…
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Littoral zone
intertidal zone; the transition area between land and the ocean (M3)
Longshore current
a flow of water (current) in the ocean that runs along or parallel to the shore (C1)
Magnetic secular variation
changes in the orientation of the earth
Marine protected area
a part of the ocean protected by legal restrictions on fishing, collecting, and other human activities that directly affect populations…
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Mechanical erosion
breakdown of rock or other hard substances such as coral reefs caused by nonliving forces such as wave action (C1)
Mesoscale
climate patterns formed in a small geographic area (R2)
Miconia
Migratory
passing periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding (C2, C4)