Estuaries Flashcards
1
Q
Why are they important
A
-spawning grounds
-natural buffers
-economic hubs
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2
Q
What are they
A
semi enclosed aquatic environments with variable biologies
3
Q
Why are they productive
A
- Seasonally warm
- high mixing
- high light
- shallow
- large amount of nutrients
4
Q
what do we get
A
- trade
- food
- wetlands
5
Q
Why are they threatened
A
- invasive species
- habitat loss
- development
- -pollutants
- -overharvesting
