Concept: coastal environment in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI	http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1517
Preferred label	coastal environment
Definition	The areas where the land masses meet the seas. Coastal environments include tidal wetlands, estuaries, bays, shallow near-shore waters, mangrove swamps, and in-shore reef systems. The critical habitats of these zones are: feeding, breeding, nursery, and resting areas. Coastal areas throughout the world are under enormous environmental stress, which is caused by a wide range of factors, including pollution and the destruction and deterioration of marine habitats.
Notation
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-12-05
Accepted Date	2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Has broader	5498 (natural environment) in gemet2/concept
Is related to	1516 (coastal ecosystem) in gemet2/concept
Source	GILP96 (Dictionary of Environment and sustainable development) in gemet2/source WRIGHT (The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory) in gemet2/source