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

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true

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/1

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

deprecated

true

exactMatch

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

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

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isReplacedBy

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

modified

2023-01-13

note

[controlled by ] Mauro Bastianini 6.6.13" , "[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

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estuary

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US LTER controlled vocabulary

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