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Regional Differences Among Estuaries
This text discusses differences in estuaries in different regions of the United States. It contrasts the fjord-like estuaries of the rocky Maine coast with the sandy barrier beaches, islands, and enclosed bays and sounds further south. The site also calls attention to the difference between the East Coast and the Northwest coast of emergence. The point is made that although they differ, all estuaries have great value and many are in danger....
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- Material Type:
- Reference Material
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- August 3, 2016
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- August 9, 2017
- Author:
- Oberrecht, Kenn, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Or.)
- Submitter:
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Barbra Bied Sperling
