Estuaries
Published on Apr 10, 2016
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Plants and their adaptions to the enviroments.
Smooth grass: marsh health contributes large amount organic material.
Seagrass: adapted to salt water
Purple Loostrife: adapted to life near marshy shorelines.
Aquatic Plant: it has adapted to life underwater.
Photo by thoughtfactory
"Animals and their adaptions"
Great Egret: controls fish
Great Blue Heron: controls gophers and fish population.
River otter: reduced lobulation of the lungs is presumed to be adaptive to underwater swimming.
Harbor Seal: adapted to salt water.
Photo by gazzat
Fun Facts:
-Estuaries are nursery grounds for 2/3 of the fish we eat
-Estuaries provide essential food and habitat for birds, fish, and other plants and animals.
Estuaries filter pollutants, improving water quickly.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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