Habitat Management

Barbados Sea Turtle Project

Glossary of Terms

The intersection of the ground surface with a vertical plane; typically perpendicular to the local shoreline, and may extend from behind the dune line or the top of a bluff to well seaward of the breaker zone.

Wave Propagation

The transmission of waves through water.

Mangrove

A tropical tree with interlacing prop roots, confined to low-lying brackish areas.

Hurricane Path or Track

Line of movement (propagation) of the eye through an area.

Soil

A layer of weathered, unconsolidated material on top of bedrock; in geologic usage, usually defined as containing organic matter and being capable of supporting plant growth.

Sediment

Loose fragments of rocks, minerals or organic material which are transported from their source for varying distances and deposited by air, wind, ice and water. Other sediments are precipitated from the overlying water or form chemically, in place.

The fine grained material deposited by water or wind.

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