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The Arctic coastlines are highly variable, can be stable or extremely dynamic, and are the site of most of the human activity that occurs at high latitudes. Extraction of natural resources occurs in many locations around the Arctic Ocean creating the need for port facilities and the potential for pollution. These pressures are only likely to increase with time.
Human Dimension in the Arctic coastal zone
Unsustainable development and overfishing threaten Belize's coral reefs.
Belize coral reefs in jeopardy
Illustration of a ghost forest, which can be caused by sea-level rise, land subsidence, or both. As land subsides along the coast, trees can drown in saturated soils, creating ghost forests. Salt-water intrusion into groundwater can also cause salt-intolerant trees to die.
Climate change: ghost forest
Casting into the Atlantic Ocean, the fisherman tries his luck for any sportfish that comes along. Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland.
The popular sport of surf fishing on Assateague…
Conceptual diagram illustrating saltwater intrusion on barrier islands due to climate change. As sea-level rises, ocean saltwater travels underground until it reaches the fresh groundwater in the mixing zone.
Saltwater Intrusion on Barrier Islands
Tropical blue fish also known as Palette Surgeonfish, Hippo Tang, Hepatus Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, and Regal Tang. Photographed at Monterey Bay Auarium
Pacific Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
Marsh and forest at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Two canoers on the Jug Bay look towards the shore. The Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary is a part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve, and is located in Maryland, USA.
Canoeing on the Jug Bay
Pictorial of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Maryland, USA
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Illustration of Melaleuca cuticularis (Saltwater Paperbark) dying
Melaleuca cuticularis (Saltwater Paperbark) dying
Conceptual diagram illustrating the cross section of a coastal plain aquifer system.
Coastal plain aquifer system
Illustration of a desalination plant
Water: desalination plant
Illustration of saltwater exchange
Exchange: saltwater
Illustration of saltwater limited exchange
Exchange: saltwater limited
Illustration of saltwater flux
Flux: saltwater
Illustration of saltwater input
Inputs: saltwater
Illustration of saltwater transport
Transport: saltwater

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