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Explain how an estuary differs from a freshwater biome and an ocean biome.

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Partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from an ocean. freshwater biomeAquatic biome with a salt content of less than 1%; ponds and lakes, streams and rivers, and wetlands

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Estuaries: Where the Ocean Meets Fresh Water

Estuaries form a unique marine biome that occurs where a source of fresh water, such as a river, meets the ocean. Therefore, both fresh water and salt water are found in the same vicinity. ... The salinity, which varies, is based on the rate of flow of its freshwater sources.

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