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Descriptor
English
:
Estuaries
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Estuarios
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Estuários
Tree Number:
G01.311.625.540
SP4.036.382.148.624
SP8.473.654.482.112
Definition
English
:
A partially enclosed body of water, and its surrounding coastal habitats, where saltwater from the ocean mixes with
fresh water
from
rivers
or
streams
. The resulting mixture of
seawater
and
fresh water
is called brackish water and its
salinity
can range from 0.5 to 35 ppt. (accessed http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/estuaries01_whatis.html)
See Related
English
:
Estuary Pollution
History Note
English
:
2013
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
SN
statistics & numerical data
Record Number:
32393
Unique Identifier:
D063366
Occurrence in VHL
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