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The 88 pages that link to Estuary, each with the reason it gives.

• FloodplainCompared with: Estuaries are tidal mixing environments, not simply land beside an overflowing river.

• SalinityBroader topic: Its shifting salinity shapes habitats and reveals the balance of river flow and tides.

• MangroveRelated: Many mangrove forests grow along estuaries, where salinity changes with tides and river flow.

• Freshwater ecosystemCompared with: Estuaries are transitional systems whose salinity varies between freshwater and marine conditions.

• North SeaRelated: Major rivers entering the North Sea create estuaries and strong salinity gradients.

• Mangrove forestRelated: Many mangroves grow in estuaries, where salinity and sediment vary with tides and river flow.

• River deltaCompared with: Estuaries share river mouths with deltas but are shaped by mixing and tidal exchange.

• Chesapeake BayNarrower topic: Chesapeake Bay is a large example of this coastal ecosystem.

• RiverBroader topic: An estuary is a common receiving environment for river water and sediment.

• Brackish waterBroader topic: Estuaries are a common setting for brackish water.

• Tidal flatNarrower topic: Many tidal flats occupy sheltered estuaries where river and marine sediments accumulate.

• Bohai SeaNarrower topic: Several river mouths connect Bohai’s watershed to its marine environment.

• Barrier islandRelated: Barrier islands can shelter estuaries from direct ocean waves.

• Tidal boreNarrower topic: Bores form as tidal water advances through funnel-shaped estuaries.

• SundarbansRelated: River and marine waters meet here, producing the salinity gradients mangrove species tolerate.

• Río de la PlataNarrower topic: The Río de la Plata is a particularly broad example of this coastal form.

• Salt marshNarrower topic: Many salt marshes occupy sheltered estuaries, where river flow meets the tides.

• Aquatic ecosystemBroader topic: Its changing salinity creates a distinctive transition between freshwater and marine communities.

• Tidal powerNarrower topic: Many tidal-range schemes are sited in estuaries, whose habitats and flows they alter.

• Freshwater habitatCompared with: Estuaries occupy the salinity transition between rivers and the sea.

• LagoonCompared with: Estuaries are defined by river-sea mixing, unlike lagoons by coastal barriers.

• EcotoneBroader topic: The estuary is a land–sea transition whose salinity and habitats vary across space.

• San Francisco BayNarrower topic: The bay is an estuary whose salinity and circulation reflect both river flow and Pacific tides.

• Strait of GeorgiaNarrower topic: River mouths along the strait create estuarine zones with distinct salinity and circulation.

• Atlantic Coastal PlainBroader topic: Drowned river valleys and tidal inlets create estuaries along the plain.

• Puget SoundNarrower topic: Puget Sound functions as an estuarine system where river flow meets marine water.

• Botany BayNarrower topic: Botany Bay is an estuarine inlet shaped by river inflows and tidal exchange.

• Coastal wetlandNarrower topic: Many coastal wetlands occupy estuaries, where freshwater and tides meet.

• DugongRelated: Estuaries can provide sheltered coastal habitat near dugong feeding grounds.

• HaloclineRelated: Freshwater overlying seawater can create a strong salinity boundary in estuaries.

• Manila BayNarrower topic: River mouths around Manila Bay create estuarine habitats and mixing zones.

• Tidal prismNarrower topic: The prism is defined by the water exchanged within this coastal setting.

• Salish SeaNarrower topic: The sea’s river-fed inlets and marine waters exhibit estuarine mixing.

• American crocodileRelated: Estuaries offer the brackish conditions frequently used by this species.

• Aquatic ecologyRelated: Its shifting salinity and tides create distinctive ecological conditions.

• Gulf of ThailandRelated: Major river mouths create estuarine habitats along the gulf’s shores.

• Tidal riverNarrower topic: The tidal river often transitions into an estuary near its mouth.

• American shadRelated: Juvenile shad pass through estuaries while moving toward the ocean.

• EuryhalinityRelated: Variable salinity makes estuaries habitats where euryhalinity is especially advantageous.

• Strait of Juan de FucaNarrower topic: The strait participates in the estuarine circulation of the Salish Sea.

• WaterbirdBroader topic: Its brackish waters and tidal flats support distinctive waterbird communities.

• Atlantic menhadenRelated: Juvenile menhaden commonly grow in estuaries along the Atlantic coast.

• DistributaryCompared with: An estuary is a receiving environment, not a branching channel carrying river flow away.

• Liaodong BayRelated: River mouths along the bay create zones of freshwater–seawater mixing.

• MudflatNarrower topic: Many mudflats form within estuaries, where river and tidal currents deposit sediment.

• PipefishRelated: Some pipefish inhabit estuaries, where salinity and habitat conditions vary.

• Taedong RiverNarrower topic: The barrage modifies the Taedong’s natural transition to marine waters.

• Mangrove crabRelated: Many mangrove forests and their crab communities occur in estuaries.

• Ariake SeaNarrower topic: Rivers entering the sea create brackish habitats and deliver sediment.

• Bull sharkRelated: Estuaries provide transitional habitat used by bull sharks and their young.