- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Estuaries
- Creator:
- Seabrook, Charles
- Date of Original:
- 2006-11-03
- Subject:
- Estuaries--Georgia
Estuarine reserves--Georgia
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (Ga.)
Coastal zone management--Georgia
Barrier islands--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about estuaries in Georgia. Estuaries, where freshwater mixes with saltwater, are dominant and vital ecosystems along Georgia's coast. They are transition zones between river and sea and provide critical habitat for an assortment of plants and animals. More than 70 percent of Georgia's recreationally and commercially important fishes, crustaceans, and shellfish spend at least part of their lives in estuaries.
GSE identifier: SS2G1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/estuaries/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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