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Chust, Guillem. “Regional scenarios of sea level rise and impacts on Basque (Bay of Biscay) coastal habitats, throughout the 21st century.” Estuarine Coastal & Shelf Science Vol. 87 issue 1 Mar2010: p113-24, 12p


This article basically summarizes the findings of research pertaining to sea levels rising in the Bay of Biscay. The rising water is due to global climate change. Rising temperatures make for warmer water which in turns melts ice caps that contribute to rising sea levels. The research concludes that this will severely impact nine specific habitats. Those being sandy beaches and muds, vegetated dunes, shingle beaches, sea cliffs and supralittoral rock, wetlands and saltmarshes, terrestrial habitats, artificial land, piers, and water surfaces.