St. Pauls Inlet: a biological re-assessment of zooplankton and fish populations within an estuarine system in Western Newfoundland
St. Pauls Inlet is a fjord-type estuary on the western coast of insular Newfoundland. It has been classified as a marine area of interest by the Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society (Rao et al. 2009). The inlet can be defined as an estuarine system in that it is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water...
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Language: | English |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
2010
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Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/14134/ https://research.library.mun.ca/14134/1/CURRA_Research_Report_11_16-Brackish_Ponds.pdf https://www.academia.edu/1479504/St._Pauls_Inlet_a_biological_re-assessment_of_zooplankton_and_fish_populations_within_an_estuarine_system_in_Western_Newfoundland |
Summary: | St. Pauls Inlet is a fjord-type estuary on the western coast of insular Newfoundland. It has been classified as a marine area of interest by the Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society (Rao et al. 2009). The inlet can be defined as an estuarine system in that it is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with a free connection to the sea and within which the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water (Pritchard 1967). The area is also characteristic of fjordal landscapes as a result of the glacial sculpting which occurred in western Newfoundland approximately 12, 000 years ago (Rogerson 1983). |
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