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When fresh and saltwater mix in the marine environment this is called an estuary or brackish water environment why would bottom dwelling organisms in an estuary need to be able to withstand brackish w?
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Salt water is heavier than fresh so it will be at the bottom and affect all organisms there, in fact the more saline the water is the heavier it becomes to the point where the fresh will not mix or dilute it but flow over it.
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Jamestown was located near a swamp ground that is always wet what problem did Jamestown colonists have because this location?
Poor health.
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Where is New Orleans?
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Where would an anchovy live?
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The reason why Jamestown was a bad place to build a colony?
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What freshwater fish survive in saltwater tank?
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Is coral reefs freshwater or saltwater?
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Does the Tarpon live in freshwater or saltwater?
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Can largemouth bass live in saltwater?
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Do sunflowers like saltwater?
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When you dissolve salt in water what is the mixture you produce called?
Saltwater. A saline solution. Brackish water.
What do you call water that is half salt water and half freshwater?
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What type of fish would you mix saltwater and freshwater to provides a nursery for Atlantic seafood?
Brackish water
Is there large mouth bass in salt water?
Largemouth can survive in brackish water, but not purely saltwater environments.
What are water ecosystems?
There are three water ecosystems: saltwater ecosystem, freshwater ecosystem and brackish water ecosystem.
What are saltwater fish?
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