estuarine
- adjective
- /ˌɛstjuˈɛrɪn/
- Specialized
- Providing educational programs and enhancing public awareness regarding estuaries are among the goals of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
- estuarine fish
- Estuarine ecosystems
Examples
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The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) is the latest scientific organization to join with AIBS to advance the nation's science policy.
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The latter, 1000-ha site is San Diego County's largest tidal wetland and a National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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Goals of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Academic text (1998) -
Great Bay was established as a National Estuarine Research Reserve in October 1989.
Academic text (1998) -
Estuarine habitat still exists elsewhere on the island coast wherever smaller streams and creeks meet the sea.
Academic text (2016) -
We have a lot of small kind of estuarine marsh dependent species like mummy chogs and killifish.
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Menhaden are estuarine-dependent, marine migratory species.
Academic text (1991) -
To meet its goal of education and public awareness, the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has created the Sandy Point Discovery Center, located at the south end of the Great Bay in Stratham, New Hampshire.
Academic text (1998) -
Estuarine ecosystems are heterogeneous in terms of habitat, process, and organism diversity and abundance.
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The estuarine environment is vital for many species of fish as it provides a unique mix of fresh and salt water.
Synonyms
Relating to the water and life where a river meets the sea
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Estuarine comes from the Latin word aestuarium, which is built on aestus meaning 'tide' or 'surge'. So estuarine describes places at a river mouth where the tide mixes fresh and salt water.