| Spanish | English |
| agua costera | coastal water |
| aguas costeras | coastal water |
| aguas costeras | coastal band |
| apiñamiento costero | coastal squeeze |
| brezales costeros secos | dry coastal heath |
| brezo costero | coastal heath |
| Conferencia europea de conservación costera | European Coastal Conservation Conference |
| desarrollo de zonas costeras | coastal development |
| desarrollo de zonas costeras | coastal development Concentration of human settlements, infrastructures and economical activities along the coasts, being these areas very favourable for trade, communication and marine resources exploitation; the impact of the accelerated population growth and of the industrial and touristic development in these areas has caused the disruption of the ecological integrity of the coastal zones |
| ecosistema bentónico costero | benthic coastal ecosystem |
| ecosistema costero | coastal ecosystem |
| ecosistemas costeros | coastal ecosystem |
| ecosistemas costeros | coastal ecosystem Marine environments bounded by the coastal land margin (seashore) and the continental shelf 100-200 m below sea level. Ecologically, the coastal and nearshore zones grade from shallow water depths, influenced by the adjacent landmass and input from coastal rivers and estuaries, to the continental shelf break, where oceanic processes predominate. Among the unique marine ecosystems associated with coastal and nearshore waterbodies are seaweed-dominated communities, coral reefs and upwellings |
| ecosociologia costera | coastal ecosociology |
| erosión costera | coastal erosion |
| erosión costera | coastal erosion The gradual wearing away of material from a coast by the action of sea water |
| eutrofización de zonas costeras | eutrophication of coastal seas |
| fauna de los fondos costeros | bottom-living animal |
| franja costera | coastal waters |
| franja costera | coastal band |
| gestión costera | coastal management |
| gestión costera | coastal management Measures by way of planning, prior approval of works, prohibition of some activities, physical structures, and restoration efforts to protect the coastline against the ravages of nature and haphazard and unplanned developments |
| guardia costera | coastguard |
| ordenación de zonas costeras | coastal zone planning |
| Proyecto de vigilancia costera europea | Coastwatch Europe project |
| saneamiento de ciudades costeras | sanitation of coastal towns |
| Subcomité sobre Océanos y Zonas Costeras | Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas |
| zona turística costera | tourist area in the coastal strip |
| zonas costeras | coastal area |
| zonas costeras | coastal area The areas of land and sea bordering the shoreline and extending seaward through the breaker zone |
