Английская Википедия:Estuary of St. Lawrence

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St. Lawrence Estuary, or its estuaries according to the authors, begins at the height of Île d'Orléans where the fresh water of the St. Lawrence River becomes the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean, the Estuary becomes the Gulf of St. Lawrence at Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada.[1]' [2]

Situation

The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It refers to the place where the fresh and salt waters mix between the river and the gulf. The St. Lawrence Estuary begins at Lake Saint-Pierre[3] and ends at the widening of the shores, at the height of Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec[1],opposite Les Méchins, Quebec. It is divided into three sections: the St. Lawrence River estuary at Île d'Orléans (Orleans Island), the middle estuary to the Saguenay River, the maritime estuary to Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec.Шаблон:Citation needed

The St. Lawrence Estuary is characterized by a saline front at the eastern tip of Île d'Orléans. The zone of contact between fresh and salt water corresponds to a region of high concentrations of suspended matter causing a zone of maximum turbidity (MTZ) of a length that can vary from Шаблон:Convert, depending on the flow of the river.[4] This zone of maximum turbidity is located between Île d'Orléans (salinity greater than 0 PSU) and Île aux Coudres (salinity below 10 PSU). The mechanisms of estuarine circulation associated with this environment make it a privileged site of primary and secondary production which shelters many fish nurseries. High environmental turbidity provides shelter against predators while larvae are maintained under optimum temperature and salinity conditions.[5][6][7] Large variations in salinity and turbidity result in a wide variety of physicochemical conditions and planktonic communities on the river.

Fauna and flora

An emblematic species is the beluga (beluga whale), but many other species are present. A census of estuary fish was completed in 2008.[8]

See also

Notes

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