Triptych comparison of a river mouth, showing a pristine environment (left) with subsequent sediment, nutrients, and toxin inputs leading to an unhealthy and unproductive environment with a hardened shoreline (right).

Estuary 3D: River Mouth Triptych

Triptych comparison of a river mouth, showing a pristine environment (left) with subsequent sediment, nutrients, and toxin inputs leading to an unhealthy and unproductive environment with a hardened shoreline (right).

coastal marine freshwater river mouth triptych pristine impact sedimentation inputs comparison degraded degradadation healthy nutrients hardened shoreline toxins unhealthy unproductive

Author(s)Tracey Saxby
Author CompanyIntegration and Application Network
Date Created2011-04-07
AlbumEcosystems > Coastal/Marine
TypeSymbol
Project(s)Ecosystem Based Management
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