Question

What is an estuary? Write small note on estuary. ​

Answer 1

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments.

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Answer 2

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An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water where the incoming sea water is mixed with fresh water coming from the land. Examples of estuaries include bays, salt marshes, mangrove forests, swamps, inlets, and sloughs. Estuaries are usually calm, sheltered and shallow and vary greatly in temperature, salinity and turbidity (murkiness). As a result, they are specialised environments. Birds are very common in estuaries because of the abundance of fish, worms, crabs, and clams. Plants thrive because of the nutrient rich soil and the available water. Sea otters, seals and hippopotamus are found in the estuarine terrain.