Estuaries

             An estuary is an area where fresh water from rivers and streams mix with salt water from the ocean. Many bays, sounds, and lagoons along coasts are estuaries. Estuaries come in all shapes and sizes. Bays, sounds, marshes, swamps, and inlets are all examples of estuaries. The life on land and in the water includes mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, shellfish, and plants. Estuaries provide habitat to tens of thousands birds, mammals, fish, and other wildlife depend on estuaries. They are critical and important for the survival of fish, birds, and other wildlife because they provide safe spawning grounds and nurseries for the wildlife. Estuaries can be found anywhere. Water freezes at 32 degrees and boils up to 104 degrees. Changes in temperature can be cues for some animals spawning or migrating. These are all of the things that I have learned about estuaries.

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