Coastal estuaries are places where rivers meet the ocean. They are coastal areas where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean. Full definition
Rising anthropogenic, or human - caused, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may have up to twice the impact on coastal estuaries as it does in the oceans because the human - caused CO2 lowers the ecosystem's ability to absorb natural fluctuations of the greenhouse gas, a new study suggests. (sciencedaily.com)
Millions of gallons of raw sewage escaped, tainting coastal estuaries and beaches. (discovermagazine.com)
Their eggs and larvae drifted for weeks offshore, bathed in oily water, before the juveniles at last took refuge in the shallow coastal estuaries, where they will mature. (scientificamerican.com)