Estuary

Estuaries

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This frog is called a cuban treefrog and is a Carnivore from an Estuary

The Cuban Treefrog can be found in an Estuary in Cuba.

This is a Brent Goose from the Arctic that stops in Estuaries. This is also a Herbivore.

The Brent Goose can be found in many Estuaries because it migrates from the Arctic.

An estuary is where salt and fresh water meet. When this happens it will form a halocline. A halocline is fresh water, and salt water mixing rapidly. In an estuary this happens all the time sadly you will never see a halocline. Unless you are really lucky.

I am a North American River Otter! I am also an Omnivore. I can be found in an estuary in North America!

Carnivore

Omnivore

Herbivore

Estuary food chain in the Everglades

Some examples of Estuaries are Everglades, and and anywhere else where a stream meets the ocean!

Vocabulary:Estuary: Where the fresh water meets the salt water and creates a halocline.Carnivore: An animal that eats other animals for food.Herbivore: An animal that only eats plants no meat.Omnivore: An animal that eats both plants and animals for food.

The Cuban Treefrog is a carnivore and eats insects and even small snakes!The North American River Otter is an Omnivore because the Otter can eat small fish and can also eat some plants. The Brent goose is a Herbivore and eats plants. In fact their favorite is Eel Grass!