of the river mouth where sea water mixes with freshwater.
of or relating to an estuary, which is an inlet or arm of the sea, especially the lower portion or wide mouth of a river where salty tide meets freshwater current.
Related Topics: [ wetlands] Estuarine wetlands contain a mixture of freshwater and ocean water. They are typically located in areas where freshwater rivers flow into the ocean. Major estuarine systems include the salt marshes, brackish tidal marshes and mangrove swamps.
Pertaining to, or in, an estuary.
of or pertaining to estuaries.
The estuarine environment consists of deepwater tidal habitats and adjacent tidal wetlands that are usually semi-enclosed by land but have open, partially obstructed, or sporadic access to the open ocean, and in which ocean water is at least occasionally diluted by freshwater runoff from the land.
A coastal or near-shore environment characterized by waters of salinity less than that of open ocean ( 3.5% salt). This occurs in bays and at mouths of rivers where ocean water is impacted by fresh water inflow.
living in waters where rivers empty into the ocean or marine bays
pertaining to the mouth of the river
the environment of an estuary where freshwater from a river mixes with seawater at the widened river mouth.
Of, or pertaining to, an estuary.
An area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean and tidal influences result in fluctuations in salinity.
Water that has a connection with both salt and fresh water sources.
The area where a freshwater stream enters saltwater. The most productive ecosystems.
that part of a river, stream or body of water having unimpeded connection with the open sea, where sea water is measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage.
an area where a freshwater river meets the ocean and tidal influences result in fluctuations in salinity. an area where a freshwater river meets the ocean and the fresh and saltwater mixes
of or having to do with the area where the sea meets a freshwater stream/river.