Dune Walkover

Light construction that provides pedestrian access without trampling dune vegetation.

Glossary of Terms

Diagram showing the long-term distribution of wave height and direction.

A system in flux, but with influxes equal to outfluxes.

Coral

Colonial animals in the phylum Cnidaria; mainly those that build reefs. "Coral" is also often used to refer to the hard, calcareous coral skeleton.

Oligotrophic

Waters with low primary productivity because of limited supplies of nutrients.

Mangrove Forest

A community of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs, with many other associated organisms, that grows on some tropical and sub-tropical coasts in a zone roughly coinciding with the intertidal zone.

Runup, rundown

The upper and lower levels reached by a wave on a beach or coastal structure, relative to still-water level.

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