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moderately stratified estuary

Biology; Marine biology

An estuary in which seaward flow of surface low-salinity water and moderate vertical mixing result in a modest vertical salinity gradient.

daily estuary

Biology; Marine biology

An estuary in which tidal movements cause substantial changes in salinity at any one location on a daily basis.

amphipoda

Biology; Marine biology

An group of crustaceans recognized by their laterally compressed bodies, lack of a carapace, and numerous, differently modified legs (Hayward et al., 1996).

freshet

Biology; Marine biology

An increase of water flow into an estuary during the late winter or spring, owing to increased precipitation and snow melt in the watershed.

macrophyte

Biology; Marine biology

An individual alga large enough to be seen easily with the unaided eye.

competition

Biology; Marine biology

An interaction between or among two or more individuals or species in which exploitation of resources by one affects any others negatively.

A group of planktonic tunicates that secrete a gelatinous house, used to strain unsuitable particles (large particles are rejected). An inner filter apparatus of the house, the so-called food trap or ...