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estuaris

Definition: *
Area at the mouth of a river where it broadens into the sea, and where fresh and sea water intermingle to produce brackish water. The estuarine environment is very rich in wildlife, particularly aquatic, but it is very vulnerable to damage as a result of the actions of humans.
* Note: Definition is not available for the current language
broader terms
riu
related terms
àrea de protecció d'estuari
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
HIDROSFERA (aigua dolça, aigua marina, aigües)
Themes:
aigua
àrees naturals, paisatge, ecosistemes
Other relations:
Has exact match
EuroVoc: estuary
Wikipedia article
Estuary
Has close match
UMTHES: Ästuar
Arabic: مصب النهر
Basque: estuario
Bulgarian: Устие
Chinese: 河口
Croatian: riječno ušće
Czech: ústí řeky
Danish: flodmunding
Dutch: estuarium
English: estuary
English (US): estuary
Estonian: estuaar, lehtersuue
Finnish: joensuu
French: estuaire
German: Ästuar
Greek: εκβολή ποταμού
Hungarian: tölcsértorkolat
Irish: inbhear
Italian: estuario
Latvian: grīvlīcis; estuārs
Lithuanian: upės žiotys
Maltese: estwarju
Norwegian: estuarium
Polish: estuarium
Portuguese: estuários
Romanian: estuar
Russian: эстуарий
Slovak: estuárium
Slovenian: rečno ustje, estuar
Spanish: estuarios
Swedish: flodmynning
Turkish: nehir ağzı
Ukrainian: естуарій
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2974>