It Is Common for Negative Estuaries to Be

question 87

Multiple Choice

It is common for negative estuaries to be:

• A) lower in salinity than the ocean.
• B) nutrient poor.
• C) nutrient rich.
• D) lower in temperature than the ocean.
• E) brackish.

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