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To most people, an estuary is a place where fresh water meets the sea. In its broader meaning, an estuary is that part of the mouth of a stream in which the water level is influenced by the lake or sea into which the stream flows. An estuary contains some areas that are almost always under water, some areas that are almost always dry land, and some areas between these two extremes. Each of these environments has a set of plants that can survive best under the given conditions. Each set of plants has a special role to play in the estuary and contributes to diversity of both plants and animals. | |||
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1. Why should the government bother to
preserve an estuary such as Old Woman Creek?
2. List some ways in which plants are useful to an9imals in the estuary. Are there ways that animals are useful to the plants? 3. Where are some important estuaries in the Great Lakes region? Are there any near your school? Use Internet to search them. |
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FS-063 Wetlands and fisheries
2. Littoral Vegetation in the Old Woman Creek NERR: Community Dynamics and Energy Flow 3. Old Woman News |
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1. The Great Lake Erie
2. Great Lakes Instructional Materials for the Changing Earth System 3. Earth Systems - Education Activities for Great Lakes Schools
4. Global Change in the Great Lakes Scenarios |
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Pictures from Old Woman Creek website |
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1. Old Woman Creek http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/OWC/home.html 2. The National Estuarine Research Reserve's Estuary-Net Project http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/OWC/home.html 3. National Estuary Program http://www.epa.gov/nep/nep.html 4. National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/cdmohome.html 5. Wetlands in the Great Lakes Region http://www.great-lakes.net/ecosystem/wetlands.html 6. Wetland activities http://www.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/wetlands-activities/wetlands-activities.html 7. The Olentangy River Wetland Research Park http://kh465a.ag.ohio-state.edu/ORW.html |
