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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
  
"Estuary" is one of the ecosystem sub-categories within the section dealing with [[Theme 7 Biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems|biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems]]. This forms part of the ENCORA Theme 7.
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"Estuary" is one of the ecosystem sub-categories within the section dealing with [[Theme 7 Biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems|biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems]].
  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Estuaries and tidal rivers]]
 
* [[Estuaries and tidal rivers]]
 
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* [[Estuaries]]
  
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
 
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Revision as of 21:25, 19 October 2012

Definition of estuary:
A semi-enclosed embayment of the coast in which fresh river water entering at its head mixes with saline water entering from the ocean. Fully developed estuarine systems consist of complex dynamic interactions between channels, tidal flats, middle ground shoals and salt marshes. Estuaries are of particular ecological value and significance because they provide important natural values concerning, for example, fish and wildlife habitat, flood protection, and maintenance of water quality. .[1].
This is the common definition for estuary, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Notes

"Estuary" is one of the ecosystem sub-categories within the section dealing with biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems.


See also

Reference

  1. CoPraNet glossary [1]