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Glossary of Coastal Terms - English
URL: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.html

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This coastal glossary includes terminology used in coastal science, engineering, geology, management, nearshore oceanography and the technologies that characterize, measure, describe or quantify the physical properties, processes and changes of the coastal zone.

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US Salinity Laboratory - English
URL: http://www.ussl.ars.usda.gov/

A USDA National Laboratory for basic research on the chemistry, physics, biology, and assessment of salt-affected soil-plant-water systems. Publications, models, databases, research programs, contact information, questions about salinity and agriculture, "Science for Kids" (English and Spanish version).

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New Hampshire Coastal Program - English
URL: http://webster.state.nh.us/coastal/

The Coastal Program facilitates better management of New Hampshire's coast.

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"Life on a Rocky Shore" - English
URL: http://www.videopresentations.com/TritonVideo/rocky.htm

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"Life on a Rocky Shore" is designed for grades 5–10 and based on the Pacific coast intertidal zone, this Power Point program includes over 100 vivid color photos (taken by a professional whose credits include “National Geographic”), plus text, art, graphics, and video clips, all arranged on 75 Power Point “slides.”

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The World Between the Tides - English
URL: http://www.videopresentations.com/TritonVideo/WBT.htm

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"The World Between the Tides" covers such topics as coastal geology, upwelling, plankton, intertidal zonation, and tidal fluctuation. The second half of the video zeroes in on the individual plants and animals most commonly encountered along the rocky shore at low tide, highlighting their special adaptations to the harsh conditions in the intertidal zone.

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Triton Video - English
URL: http://www.videopresentations.com/tritonvideo.htm

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Educational presentations about our natural world.

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Center for Coastal Studies - SIO - UCSD - English
URL: http://www-ccs.ucsd.edu/

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The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) is a research division of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

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Tidal Life: A Natural History of the Bay of Fundy by Harry Thurston - English
URL: http://www.outdoorns.com/reviews/tidal.life.htm

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This rare treasure of a book is caviar for the mind and soul. Harry Thurston explores tidal life in the Bay of Fundy with the professionalism of a marine biologist, the candour and passion of a proactive environmentalist, and the pen of a poetic and literary master.

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NOAA Coastal Services Center - English
URL: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/

Products and services.

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Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation - English
URL: http://cerf.bc.ca/index.asp

CERF is a Canadian non-profit organisation that funds research on whales, dolphins, and their environment through an eco-tourism programme. Information on the whale research trips we offer, as well as on our research programmes. Some general whale & dolphin information.

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Coastal Program - English
URL: http://www.fws.gov/cep/cepcode.html

The Coastal Program focuses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's efforts in bays, estuaries and watersheds around the U.S. coastline. The goal of the Coastal Program is to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitats to support healthy coastal ecosystems. The Service provides funding through the program to 14 high-priority coastal ecosystems.

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AquaLink - English
URL: http://www.aqualink.com/

Free WWW service dedicated to fishkeepers interested in freshwater and marine fish, aquatic plants, goldfish, reef systems, invertebrates and corals.

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American Coastal Coalition - English
URL: http://www.coastalcoalition.org/

National membership organization composed of governmental entities, government officials, business people, academics, national and regional interest groups and advocacy organizations, property owners' associations, individual coastal community residents, and others.

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Visitor Guide to Marine Ecosystems, Northern NSW Coastline, Australia - English
URL: http://www.tip.net.au/~sef/amanda/

Here you will find information on all of the major marine ecosystems that you will encounter on the North Coast of New South Wales, with detailed descriptions and photos of each. You will also find interesting information about what kinds of plants and animals you are likely to see.

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Mangroves and Wetlands Ecosystem - English
URL: http://www.gullivermedia.com.au/mangrove.html

Mangroves, wetlands, swamps, coast, crocodiles, crabs, mud, water, environmental video, television programs, wildlife, natural history and environmental films, videos.

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Wetlands Ecology and Management - English
URL: http://www.wkap.nl/journals/wem

Online journal about Mangroves and Salt Marshes.

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Mangroves and Salt Marshes - English
URL: http://www.wkap.nl/journals/m_and_s

An International Journal on the Science and Management of Coastal Wetlands.

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The Saba National Marine Park and Conservation Foundation - English
URL: http://www.sabapark.com/

This is the official web site of the Saba Conservation Foundation and Saba National Marine Park. Updated from Saba with the latest news about diving, hiking and sailing.

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Yahoo! Society and Culture> Environment and Nature> Water Resources> Coastal Zones - English
URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/Water_Resources/

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Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Home Page - English
URL: http://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu/

Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Project: understanding the ecology of a barrier island/lagoon ecosystem. Includes data, images and text used to support this project.

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