Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Estuarine Marine Science

Estuarine marine science is the study of estuaries, the partially enclosed coastal bodies of water where fresh water from rivers meets and mixes with salt water from the sea. This mixing creates a distinctive environment with gradients of salinity, nutrients, and sediment that change with the tides, river flow, and …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 1 peer-reviewed article cited Cited 2× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-0282 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Estuarine marine science is the study of estuaries, the partially enclosed coastal bodies of water where fresh water from rivers meets and mixes with salt water from the sea. This mixing creates a distinctive environment with gradients of salinity, nutrients, and sediment that change with the tides, river flow, and seasons. Estuaries are among the most productive and biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, serving as nurseries and feeding grounds for many fish, shellfish, and bird species, including organisms that move between freshwater and marine habitats. Estuarine marine science examines the physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape these systems, including water circulation and mixing, sediment transport, nutrient cycling, and the ways organisms adapt to fluctuating conditions. It also addresses the valuable services estuaries provide, such as supporting fisheries, filtering and purifying water, storing carbon, buffering coastlines against storms and erosion, and sustaining biodiversity. Because estuaries sit at the interface of land and sea, they are particularly sensitive to human pressures such as pollution, habitat alteration, and changes in river flow, making their study important for coastal management and conservation. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research in the International Marine Science Journal relevant to estuaries, coastal ecosystems, and the science of where rivers meet the sea.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 1 article above has been cited 2 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Estuarine Marine Science, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Marine Science Journal (ISSN 2643-0282).

Journal editorial board
Begoña Martínez-Crego · Portugal Timo Arula · Estonia Raffaella Casotti · Italy

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.