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Estuarine wetland

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010125

Wetlands occurring in the Estuarine System, one of five systems in the classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats (Cowardin et al., 1979). Estuarine wetlands are tidal wetlands that are usually semi-enclosed by land but have open, partly obstructed or sporadic access to the open ocean, and in which ocean water is at least occasionally diluted by freshwater runoff from the land. The most common example is where a river flows into the ocean.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010125
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesUSDA Natural Resources Inventory Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Estuarine wetland",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Estuarine Wetland",
  "definition": "Wetlands occurring in the Estuarine System, one of five systems in the classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats (Cowardin et al., 1979). Estuarine wetlands are tidal wetlands that are usually semi-enclosed by land but have open, partly obstructed or sporadic access to the open ocean, and in which ocean water is at least occasionally diluted by freshwater runoff from the land. The most common example is where a river flows into the ocean.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USDA Natural Resources Inventory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/estuarine-wetland/"
}

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