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What ecosystem is found where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water?
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∙ 14y ago
An aquatic ecosystem that is formed by a mixture of salt water and fresh water is known as an estuary. This type of ecosystem has brackish water, which is a mix of fresh and salt water, in an area that is partially enclosed, is fed by a river or stream and is also connected to the open sea.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoA.an estury B.a forest C.a pond D.a grassland
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∙ 9y agoAn estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
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∙ 13y agoDelta
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∙ 14y agoestuary...:)
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Which ecosystems is found where the fresh water of the river meets the salt water of the ocean?
Delta
What kind of ecosystem is a river?
fresh water ecosystem.
What is an ecosystem that contains both salt water and fresh water?
Sorry for this short answer... Earth. A briny water ecosystem can contain both salt and fresh water, though it is all mixed together. These ecosystems are where a fresh water source, such as a river, meets a salt water source, such as an ocean. River deltas commonly have briny water.
What can be found where a river meets the sea?
A delta
What ecosystem would most be affected by the fact salt water is denser than fresh water?
Anywhere there is an established ecosystem and you suddenly substitute salt water for fresh water or vice versa, you would have significant disruption of the ecosystem. However, the first places you would see organisms being displaced or being driven out of an area would be the estuaries, where fresh water meets salt water in swamps, river deltas and other boundary-type waters.
What e can be found where a river meets the sea?
estuary
Where on earth's surface can you find both fresh and saltwater?
At an estuary, where a river meets the sea.
What is Estuary meaning?
The mouth of a river where it meets the sea, with a mixing of fresh and salt tidal water
An area near a coast line where river meets ocean mixing fresh and salt water?
the answer is estuary
What is the name of the muddy sediment that is found where the river meets the ocean called?
silt
What is the term used for water in an estuary?
An estuary is usually where the fresh water of a river meets the salty sea. The mixing of fresh and salt water forms brine.
Is the Mississippi freshwater?
Yes, but the estuary where the salt water meets the fresh water is the Louisiana Swamps
