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Preferred term

ESTUARY  

Definition

  • The place where animals or plants live in a semi-enclosed coastal embayment where fresh and saltwater mix (such as a river mouth estuary). (en)

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Change note

  • 2016-06-14 11:29:27.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (ESTUARINE HABITAT [5a1ebca4-057d-43b9-af6a-04f57b93f8bb,84263] - MARINE HABITAT [f6350232-b1c7-458c-bc43-bda357ebb6db,84271]);
  • 2016-06-14 11:30:11.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ESTUARINE HABITAT [5a1ebca4-057d-43b9-af6a-04f57b93f8bb,84263] - BRACKISH MARSH [155e730b-4e22-4962-adc5-a4b92543a442,188225]);
  • 2016-06-14 11:31:08.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ESTUARINE HABITAT [5a1ebca4-057d-43b9-af6a-04f57b93f8bb,84263] - MANGROVE SWAMP [63cd8427-07bd-4a46-b725-ca65da4bf9b6,188227]);
  • 2016-06-14 11:32:30.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ESTUARINE HABITAT [5a1ebca4-057d-43b9-af6a-04f57b93f8bb,84263] - MUDFLAT [86987ad2-21d2-496b-9119-350b3fb17455,188229]);
  • 2016-06-14 11:33:54.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ESTUARINE HABITAT [5a1ebca4-057d-43b9-af6a-04f57b93f8bb,84263] - SAV/SEA GRASS BED [5f6e1b08-caca-423b-80dc-7de3da7a2988,188231]);
  • 2016-06-15 09:29:52.0 [gee-cee] update Definition (The place where animals or plants live in a semi-enclosed coastal embayment where fresh and saltwater mix (such as a river mouth estuary).); update Definition (Adapted from Matthew Lerman, Marine Biology, 1986, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Menlo Park, California. );
  • 2016-07-12 09:59:21.0 [gee-cee] update PrefLabel (ESTUARY);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/5a1ebca4-057d-43b9-af6a-04f57b93f8bb

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