Estuaries Flashcards
1
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Estuary
A
body of water partially surrounded by land where freshwater and sediments from a river mix with oceanwater
2
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Delta
A
area of sediment deposit as a river flows to the ocean
3
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Progradation
A
movement of sediment and its deposition further away to change structure of river/sea bed
- progradation domination (when estuary becomes delta)
4
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Transgression
A
change in sea level
5
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Swell
A
mature wind waves of 1 wavelength that form orderly undulations of the ocean surface
6
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Anoxic sediments
A
sediments with reduced O2, reduced circulation, and decay of organic matter
black in color, rottonegg smell
little biota
7
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Intertidal region
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has high tide and low tide
8
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Subtidal region
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completely submerged
9
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epibenthos
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animals/plants that sit on surface of sediments
