Waquoit Bay

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Waquoit Bay is a coastal estuary on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its salt marshes, barrier beaches, and protected waters within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal estuary
connectedTo Vineyard Sound
country United States
hasEcosystemType barrier beach ecosystem
coastal dune ecosystem
salt marsh ecosystem
seagrass beds
hasEnvironmentalIssue coastal development pressure
eutrophication
habitat loss
nutrient enrichment
sea level rise impacts
hasFauna finfish
migratory birds
shellfish
shorebirds
waterfowl
hasFlora Spartina alterniflora
Spartina patens
salt marsh grasses
hasPart barrier beaches
barrier islands
protected waters
salt marshes
tidal flats
locatedIn Barnstable County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Towns of Falmouth and Mashpee
United States
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
monitoredBy research scientists
monitoredFor ecosystem health
water quality
mouthOf Childs River NERFINISHED
Moonakis River NERFINISHED
Quashnet River NERFINISHED
partOf National Estuarine Research Reserve System
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
protectedBy Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
region New England coast
usedFor boating
environmental education
fishing
recreation
scientific research
shellfishing
waterBodyType estuary

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mashpee, Massachusetts
borders
Falmouth, Massachusetts ("Waquoit")
hasPart
Mashpee Neck
nearBodyOfWater

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