Mullica River–Great Bay estuary

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The Mullica River–Great Bay estuary is a coastal estuarine system in southern New Jersey where freshwater from the Mullica River mixes with Atlantic Ocean waters, supporting diverse wetlands and rich aquatic habitats.

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Mullica River–Great Bay estuary canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainsTo Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasEcologicalImportance feeding grounds for migratory birds ⓘ
filtering of nutrients and sediments ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
hasFeature mixing zone of freshwater and saltwater ⓘ
hasHabitatFor estuarine plants ⓘ
fish ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
hasLandCover mudflats ⓘ
open water ⓘ
salt marsh vegetation ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ
hasMouthAt Great Bay ⓘ
hasSalinityGradient from freshwater to marine ⓘ
isInfluencedBy coastal currents ⓘ
river discharge ⓘ
tides ⓘ
isPartOf New Jersey coastal zone ⓘ
isStudiedFor coastal management ⓘ
estuarine ecology ⓘ
water quality ⓘ
wetland dynamics ⓘ
locatedIn southern New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: South Jersey
mixesFreshwaterWith Atlantic Ocean waters ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
near Atlantic City ⓘ
Barnegat Bay ⓘ
partOf Mid-Atlantic Bight ⓘ
Mullica River watershed ⓘ
receivesFreshwaterFrom Mullica River ⓘ
receivesInputFrom Mullica River ⓘ
tributary streams ⓘ
region Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
state New Jersey ⓘ
supportsBiodiversityLevel high ⓘ
supportsEcosystemType brackish marshes ⓘ
intertidal flats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
subtidal habitats ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
supportsProcess nutrient cycling ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mullica River → partOf → Mullica River–Great Bay estuary ⓘ