Figure 1. Schematic of Estuary
Figure 1. Schematic of Estuary
Figure 1. Schematic of Estuary
Estuaries are bodies of water and their surrounding coastal habitats typically found where rivers
meet the sea. In the estuary, there’s a mixture of fresh water and salty water called brackish water.
Estuaries are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world because there is a mixture of
nutrient that produced by many organism on estuaries.
Environment benefits from Estuaries is to provide critical habitat for species that are valued
commercially, recreationally, and culturally. Economics Benefits, Estuaries provide habitat for
more than 75 percent of the U.S. commercial fish catch, and an even greater percentage of the
recreational fish catch. Estuaries are also important recreational areas. People visit estuaries
each year to boat, swim, watch birds and other wildlife, and fish. Coastal recreation and tourism
generate from $8-$12 billion per year in the United States. Many estuaries are important centers
of transportation and international commerce like commercial shipping, logistics distribution, etc.
Classified by their existing geology or their geologic origins (in other words, how they were
formed).
Aisyah Anggraini
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Aisyah Anggraini
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