Mangrove forests prevent coastal erosion and salt water encroachment into fresh water supplies, he said.
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It causes land subsistence and leaves remaining groundwater supplies vulnerable to salt water encroachment, " he said.
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Scientists studying the effects of global warming have proposed that sea water encroachment in the area could destabilize a significant portion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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The water encroachments into the hinterland in the Grote Mandrenke ( Second Marcellus Flood ) in 1362, which reached as far as the Geest near Jever, gave rise to side bays and greatly enlarged the Harlebucht.
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