Estuaries like the Rio de la Plata define the transitional boundary between rivers and oceans.
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Estuaries, including specific systems like the Río de la Plata, are well-documented in scientific literature as the transitional boundaries connecting riverine freshwater systems to marine ocean environments.
Evidence for · 3
Microplastics integrating the coastal planktonic community in the inner zone of the Río de la Plata estuary (South America).
2018 · cited by 96
Refers to the Rio de la Plata as an estuary located in the freshwater-mixohaline tidal zone.
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High-resolution multivariate analysis of the hydrochemical signature of water corridors in the upper Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina.
2022 · cited by 5
Describes the Rio de la Plata estuary as a major river-estuary that integrates basin characteristics before discharging to the sea.
Dynamics of an estuarine biotic community captured in high spatio-temporal resolution using metabarcoding
2025 · cited by 4
Defines estuaries and coasts as dynamic transition zones linking freshwater and marine environments.