Preferred Name

estuary
Synonyms
Definitions

An estuary is a partly 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

ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21807

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21808

created

2016-03-31

creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

definition

An estuary is a partly 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

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000045

https://vocab.lternet.edu/vocab/vocab/?tema=182

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/estuaries

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2673

inScheme

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/

modified

2023-01-13

note

[source of definition ] Pritchard, D. W. (1967). \"What is an estuary: physical viewpoint\". In Lauf, G. H. Estuaries. A.A.A.S. Publ. 83. Washington, DC. pp.Ê3Ð5." , "[controlled by ] Mauro Bastianini 6.6.13

prefLabel

estuary

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US LTER controlled vocabulary

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