Maryland Coastal Bays system

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coastal lagoon system estuarine system

The Maryland Coastal Bays system is a network of shallow coastal lagoons and estuaries behind the barrier islands of Maryland’s Atlantic coast, recognized for its rich biodiversity and important habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife.

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Label Occurrences
Maryland Coastal Bays system canonical 1
Maryland coastal bays 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lagoon system ⓘ
estuarine system ⓘ
adjacentTo Assateague Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ocean City, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Assawoman Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chincoteague Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isle of Wight Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Newport Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sinepuxent Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trappe Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecoregion temperate coastal estuary ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon sequestration in coastal wetlands ⓘ
nutrient cycling ⓘ
shoreline protection ⓘ
hasCharacteristic brackish ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
lagoonal ⓘ
shallow ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedBehind barrier islands of Maryland ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
managedBy Maryland Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy Maryland Coastal Bays Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Mid-Atlantic coastal region NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesHabitatFor fish ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
receivesInflowFrom small coastal watersheds in Maryland ⓘ
recognizedAs important coastal habitat ⓘ
supports commercial shellfishing in some areas ⓘ
nursery habitat for juvenile fish ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
eutrophication ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
boating ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ

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

Assawoman Bay → partOf → Maryland Coastal Bays system ⓘ
Sinepuxent Bay → partOf → Maryland Coastal Bays system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maryland coastal bays