Aquatic ecosystems by https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu Estuaries en-us 2017-09-22 17:47:53 UTC 2017-09-25 17:39:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Estuaries leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190240405 Estuaries are aquatic ecosystems that have a mix of salt and fresh water.]]> 2017-09-22 17:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190240405 leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190240645 2017-09-22 17:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190240645 Estuaries leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190241068 2017-09-22 17:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190241068 Where are they formed? leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190241288 Estuaries are formed where rivers flow into the ocean.]]> 2017-09-22 17:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190241288 How do the two types of water mix? leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190242079 The salt water flows in to the estuary and the freshwater flows in in four different ways, vertically mixed, slightly stratified, highly stratified, and salt wedge]]> 2017-09-22 17:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190242079 leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190243062 2017-09-22 17:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190243062 Vertically Mixed leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190245552 The amount of salinity in the water (vertically constant) increases from the land to the sea. ]]> 2017-09-22 18:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190245552 leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190246279 2017-09-22 18:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190246279 Slightly Stratified leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190246544 The salt water comes up and mixes with the fresh water and goes back out to sea. This means that the deeper and further towards the sea you go, the greater the salinity of the water.]]> 2017-09-22 18:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190246544 Highly stratified leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190248205 This is similar to the slightly stratified variant of estuaries, but it occurs on the top of the water in Fjords.]]> 2017-09-22 18:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190248205 Salt wedge leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190250262 The heavier salt water enters as a wedge in the bottom of the estuary as the lighter fresh water flows over the top of the salt water.]]> 2017-09-22 18:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190250262 leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190252347 2017-09-22 18:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190252347 The Economic Importance of Estuaries. leichtyi https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190253206 Estuaries are used as natural harbors for shipping and they account for 70% of commercial fishing in the U.S.A .]]> 2017-09-22 18:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leichtyi/jaqld31xdetu/wish/190253206