Estuaries

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Estuaries

• Eva Thomas, Ben Dunnavant, and Keegan Flint

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What is an Estuary?
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An Estuary is

• Where freshwater from stream meet saltwater
  from the ocean
• Commonly known as bays, harbors, or inlets

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What Animals Live There?
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Sea Lions
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Pelicans
Australiagift.com
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Gators
Mthurricane.com
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Turtles
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Manatees
Geocities.com
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What Kind of Plants Are There?
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Salt Grass
Plants.ifas.ufl.edu
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Spartina
Darter.ocps.net
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Mangroves
Floridaplants.com
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Estuary Facts

• Estuaries can create more organic matter per year
  than similar sized grasslands and forests

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Estuary Facts

• Litter and pollution are filtered out before they
  get to the estuary or ocean by marshes making the
  estuaries clean

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Estuary Facts

• Migrating birds often use estuaries as a stopping
  point or rest stop to refuel for the rest of
  their migration

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Estuary Facts

• Most of the creatures cant survive in the other
  kind of water but can in the estuaries

River and Streams By April Pulley Sayre