Chapter 3, Problem 33A

Summary Introduction

To describe:

The characteristic of an estuary.

Introduction:

Estuary is a water body where one or more river joins the sea. The estuary is a partially covered body and it is the place where the mixing of the sea water and the river takes place.

Explanation of Solution

The characteristics of the estuary are:

1. Fresh water gets mixed with salty water.
2. It has brackish water.
3. They have greater diversity of organism as compared to the nearby sea or river.
4. They are ecologically very important because of they inhabit of many organisms.