Estuaries, Marshes & North Atlantic Review

An ________ is an area along coastlines where freshwater rivers meet the salty seas.

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Another word for "open ocean" is the ______ zone.

Label the 3 main zones found in the marine ecosystem on the diagram below.

Tell me 3 types of habitats that an estuary may contain.

Estuaries get most of their nutrients from ______ that has flowed from land and rivers that would have otherwise been washed out to sea.

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The nutrients that sediment provides to ______ in estuaries helps them to fuel the ecosystem.

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Estuaries also act as a ______ against storms between the mainland and the ocean.

What is one way humans have damaged estuaries?

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What is another word for the level of salt in an estuary?

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A ____ is a shallow, sheltered area generally found near an estuary. They are often between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.