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Tides cause the wetland to rise above and below the water table.
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What is the Climate of an Estuary located in North America?
The climate of an estuary depends largely where it is in the world. Estuaries have a small micro-climate affecting by the movement of the tides, the mixture of salt and fresh water, and the rising sea levels as the global climate warms, but the general climate of an estuary depends on the river's tropical or Arctic or whatever climate.
How does salt water affect estuaries water?
Temperature and salinity levels vary widely in estuaries and coastal wetlands because of the daily rhythms of the tides and seasonal variations in the flow of freshwater into the estuary. They are also affected by unpredictable flows of freshwater from coastal land and rivers after heavy rains and of salt water from the ocean as a result of storms, hurricanes, and typhoons. --G. Tyler Miller, Jr.
What is estuary in organisms?
An estuary is an area, or body of water where the water from a river meets the water of a larger body of water such as a bay or ocean. Thus an estuary has mixed wildlife and is inbetween salt and fresh water.
What causes the tides and how tides affect the earth?
The moon They dont
What are two features of an estuary that allows large numbers of organisms to live there?
tides that bring in nutrients/food, and brackish (only partly salty) water which allows non-marine things to live there
How do tides affect estuaries?
Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of water where ocean salt water and fresh water mix. Estuaries vary in salt content. When tides rise, their salinity rises. When the tide falls, the estuary has a lower salinity. Some estuaries are protected and are not affected as much as others.
How tides affect estuaries?
Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of water where ocean salt water and fresh water mix. Estuaries vary in salt content. When tides rise, their salinity rises. When the tide falls, the estuary has a lower salinity. Some estuaries are protected and are not affected as much as others.
What is the name of the area where a river meets the sea or ocean?
This is called the "mouth" of the river.A stretch of a river whose depth varies with the sea tides is called an estuary, and may contain brackish water or saltwater.
The mixture of salt and freshwater in an estuary varies according to?
water densitysorry i meant to put ebb and flow of rivers and tides
Which coastal region is where seawater and freshwater mix?
The coastal region where seawater and freshwater mix is called an estuary. The mixed water inside the estuary is called brackish.
How does sun and moon affect tides?
The moon has a gravitational pull on water, which is what creates tides
how can water from a small stream in a mountain in north carolina affect an estuary that is hundreds of miles away?
by lowering the amount of water passing through the estuary
An estuary is?
An estuary is the mouth of a river or part of a river that is at sea level that has freshwater at low tides and salt water at high tides. They are usually enclosed and sometimes when water rushes in with the high tide it can create a tidal bore, or a wave, that will keep going until its energy is spent. The are also known as bays, lagoons, harbors, inlets, and sounds. An estuary is rich in plant life with many adaptations in order to survive the salty sea water. They also have a lot of bird life.
What does not affect the level a cargo ship floats in water?
Tides.
How might the damming of a river affect the estuary at the river's mouth?
Damming a river will affect the estuary at the river's mouth by lowering the amount of water passing through the estuary. This can cause the loss of habitat and nursery areas for small fish, birds, and even sharks.
What is an estuary?
An estuary is the mouth of a river or part of a river that is at sea level that has freshwater at low tides and salt water at high tides. They are usually enclosed and sometimes when water rushes in with the high tide it can create a tidal bore, or a wave, that will keep going until its energy is spent. The are also known as bays, lagoons, harbors, inlets, and sounds. An estuary is rich in plant life with many adaptations in order to survive the salty sea water. They also have a lot of bird life.
What is a estuary of a river?
An estuary is the mouth of a river or part of a river that is below sea level that has freshwater at low tides and salt water at high tides. They are usually enclosed and sometimes when water rushes in with the high tide it can create a tidal bore, or a wave, that will keep going until its energy is spent. The are also known as bays, lagoons, harbors, inlets, and sounds. An estuary is rich in plant life with many adaptations in order to survive the salty sea water. They also see a lot of bird life. hope this has helped you. xxxxx
