estuary

Also known as river estuary, river mouth

thumb|Río de la Plata estuary thumb|Mattole River estuary

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An estuary is a coastal area where a river meets the ocean and freshwater mixes with saltwater. Estuaries are important because they provide rich habitats for many plants and animals, and they also protect nearby communities from storm damage.

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Research

16,466 papers

Phytoplankton Communities Miniaturization Driven by Extreme Weather in Subtropical Estuary under Climate Changes.ReviewWater research · 2023Ding X, Liu J, Liu W et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120588
Trophic functioning of a small, anthropogenically disturbed, tropical estuary.Marine environmental research · 2023Bella K, Sahadevan P, Raghavan R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106189
River-estuary continuum highlighted by variabilities in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of the catadromous eel Anguilla japonica.Oecologia · 2024Nishimoto A, Iida M, Yokouchi K et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00442-024-05618-8
Microplastics in a salt-wedge estuary: Vertical structure and tidal dynamics.Marine pollution bulletin · 2020Defontaine S, Sous D, Tesan J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111688
Mercury contamination of the Penobscot River Estuary, Maine, USA.The Science of the total environment · 2018Bodaly RADDOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.127
Estuary-ocean connectivity: fast physics, slow biology.Global change biology · 2017Raimonet M, Cloern JEDOI: 10.1111/gcb.13546
"Estuary Region of the Changjiang River".Spine · 2021DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000749640.37999.84
Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in the Wanquan River estuary, Hainan Island.Marine pollution bulletin · 2023Wang TT, Tang WQ, Wu DH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114810

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Contents

Definition
Estuarine ecosystem
Estuarine Ecosystem Services
Classification based on geomorphology
Drowned river valleys
Lagoon-type or bar-built
Fjord-type
Tectonically produced
Classification based on water circulation
Salt wedge
Partially mixed
Well-mixed
Inverse
Intermittent
Physiochemical variation
Implications of eutrophication on estuaries
Effects of eutrophication on biogeochemical cycles
Effects of eutrophication on estuarine plants
Effects of eutrophication on estuarine animals
Effects of eutrophication on human activities
Implications for marine life
Human impact
Examples
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
See also
References
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thumb|Río de la Plata estuary thumb|Mattole River estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water where freshwater from rivers or streams meets and mixes with saltwater from the open sea. Estuaries form transition zones between riverine and marine environments and are classified as ecotones, areas where different ecosystems overlap. They are influenced by both marine processes (such as tides, waves, and saline water intrusion) and fluvial processes (including freshwater flow and sediment input). The mixing of seawater and freshwater provides high levels of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world.

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