The backshore dunes' retreating, the berms' lowering, and the shoreline's moving landwards was the main response feature of the profiles.

后滨沙丘蚀退、滩肩蚀低、岸线向陆迁移是地貌响应的主要特征；

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Tidal inlet: a river mouth or narrow gap between islands, within which salt water moves landwards during a rising tide.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

The best way to conserve beaches is to allow them the space to move - in a seaward direction during accretionary phases and in a landwards direction during erosionary phases.

UNESCO: Introduction