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Glossary of Terms

A phenomenon in which corals under stress (e.g., by elevated water temperature) expel their symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) in large numbers, or the concentration of algal photosynthetic pigments decreases. As a result, the corals' white skeletons show through their tissue and they appear bleached.

Risk Analysis

Assessment of the total risk due to all possible environmental inputs and all possible mechanisms.

Dune Walkover

Light construction that provides pedestrian access without trampling dune vegetation.

Reef breakwater

Rubble mound of single-sized stones with a crest at or below sea level which is allowed to be (re)shaped by the waves.

Mean Wave Height

The mean of all individual waves in an observation interval of approximately half an hour.

Aquifer

Permeable geological formation through which groundwater can flow and from which groundwater can be readily extracted. (See also Groundwater).

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