Bellingham Bay estuarine system
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The Bellingham Bay estuarine system is a coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State where freshwater from regional rivers mixes with marine waters of Puget Sound, creating a productive and ecologically important habitat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bellingham Bay estuarine system canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal inlet
ⓘ
estuarine system ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCharacteristic |
ecologically important habitat
ⓘ
productive habitat ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | estuarine habitat ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
mixing of freshwater and saltwater
ⓘ
tidal exchange ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| influences | nearshore marine ecosystems of Bellingham Bay ⓘ |
| isCoastalFeatureOf | Salish Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
nursery habitat for marine species
ⓘ
nutrient cycling ⓘ regional biodiversity ⓘ water quality regulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| mixesFreshwaterFrom | regional rivers ⓘ |
| mixesWithMarineWatersOf | Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| supports |
aquatic vegetation
ⓘ
bird habitat ⓘ fish populations ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.