Estuaries

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: House Resolution 710, resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Estuaries Day.

CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2009 2009

Ted Kawalerski for Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries A sensor platform deployed in the Hudson River as part of a test by the Beacon Institute to monitor chemical, biological and physical changes in the river.

Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart Grids. 2009

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: National Estuaries Day was celebrated on September 26 with numerous activities nationwide, from canoe trips in Washington to photography contests in Florida.

CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2009 2009

Estuaries are partially enclosed areas where fresh water and silt from streams or rivers mix with salty ocean water.

AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere 2008

Estuaries are biologically very productive areas and provide homes for a wide variety of plants, birds and animals.

AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere 2008

In: Ecosystems of the World, Estuaries and closed seas, B.H. Ketchum, ed.

Black Sea large marine ecosystem 2008

Estuaries have a reduced freshwater inflow; their degradation prevents the natural regulation of water quality and the natural cycling of nutrients.

Agulhas Current large marine ecosystem 2008

Estuaries and coral reefs are the most threatened of all coastal ecosystems, precisely because impacts are both direct (originating from activity within the ecosystem), and indirect (originating in watersheds and inland areas).

Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Wetlands and Water~ Ecosystems and Human Well-being 2008

Estuaries and coastal lagoons receive most of the impact of microbiological contamination of urban origin.

Celtic-Biscay Shelf large marine ecosystem 2008

In: Ecosystems of the World, Estuaries and closed seas, B.H. Ketchum, ed.

Sea of Okhotsk large marine ecosystem 2008