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estuaries

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002295

A water body having an open, natural connection with the sea and within which the sea water is measurably diluted by freshwater runoff.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002295
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesSchwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsowater resources; waterways; inland waterways; brackish water; estuarine fish; river plume; fjord inlets; estuarine sediments; surface water
TranslationsSpanish: estuarios
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002295",
  "term": "estuaries",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A water body having an open, natural connection with the sea and within which the sea water is measurably diluted by freshwater runoff.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "water resources",
    "waterways",
    "inland waterways",
    "brackish water",
    "estuarine fish",
    "river plume",
    "fjord inlets",
    "estuarine sediments",
    "surface water"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "estuarios"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/estuaries/"
}

Record 2,295 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.