PPT-Estuaries

Justin Shane amp Jordan What is an Estuary An estuary is a coastal body of water that is partly enclosed It has multiple streams or rivers that flow into it It has an open flow to the sea. cbeemsorguk email emsofficercbeemsorguk EMS Officer Blaise Bullimore Page 1 MINUTES OF MEETING FRIDAY 25 JUNE 2010 WILDFOWL WETLANDS TRUST PENCLACWYDD LLANELLI Present Jane Hodges JHs Chair Pembrokeshire Coast Nationa l Park Authority PCNPA Blaise B AMSA – – SPONSORSHIP 24 This form to be completed and submitted for all satchel inclusions Insertion of flyer/brochure in conference satchel AU$440 (inc.GST) per brochure/item (Price Snorkel Safari Guide Before you go...You can check the tide times and water temperature at www.bluesound.org. During dierent tides you’ll see dierent marine life, and knowing whether the tide . Coastal embayment where fresh and salt water mix: connection of sea to fresh water source at least part of the year . Geomorphology, geologic history and climate create differing chemical and physical m conditions.. Where Fresh Water Meets Salt Water. Estuary Defined. An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where fresh water from rivers and streams flows into a bay or ocean, mixing with the salt water. . . By: ESAI, ROBIN, and CHELSEA . Depth, Dissolved 02, Light. Estuary depth: Usually ranges from 5m-10m (16ft-33ft). . Dissolved 02: In estuaries, prominent plant deaths rob estuaries of oxygen levels. Shallow, well mixed estuaries do much better in oxygen levels.. By . Delphine. Nicolas, . Aurelie. . Chaalali. , . Hilaire. . Drouineau. , Jeremy . Lobry. , . Ainhize. . Uriarte. , Angel . Borja. , Philippe . Boet. What’s The Issue? (Part 1). T. o . determine whether the latitudinal distribution of southern fish species . overharvest the oceans' fish and shellfish stocks and to destroy the breeding and rearing habitat with our excessive wastes. Type of Water. partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from the . ocean. Can be described. as “brackish” –. somewhat salty. Today we will be learning about estuaries. .. What is an Estuary?. Adapted from http://web.utk.edu/~ctmelear/ossabaw/PattersonStanfordSutton/estuaryL2.html. Estuary-. - a body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the saltwater; a place of transition between land and sea. Where Fresh Water Meets Salt Water. Estuary Defined. An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where fresh water from rivers and streams flows into a bay or ocean, mixing with the salt water. . Estuary Defined. An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where fresh water from rivers and streams flows into a bay or ocean, mixing with the salt water. . Estuaries come in all shapes and sizes and go by different names.. Sulfur. There are many forms of sulfur in estuaries. Sulfur is a good oxidation-reduction element (redox). Seawater contains high amounts of SO. 4. When sulfate is reduced it by phytoplankton, it becomes . Rivers, Wetlands and Tidal Regions. River Basins. Three distinct systems. Flow to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi. French Broad, Great Kanawha. Flow to the Atlantic Ocean through South Carolina.