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Natural SciencesMarine SciencesOceanographyCoastal OceanographyEstuarine ScienceMarine ConservationCoastal Marine EcologyCoastal WetlandsCoastal Zone ConservationEstuariesEstuarine ClassificationEstuarine ConservationConservation Suitability AssessmentHierarchical ClassificationHydrodynamic ClassificationHydrodynamic ForcingRiver-dominated Estuary ClassificationTidal ClassificationTide-dominated Estuary ClassificationWave-dominated Estuary Classification
A hierarchical classification system was developed for West Coast estuaries that identified three regions (based on climate, latitude, and oceanography) and four estuary types distinguished by the relative degree of influence of the hydrodynamic forcing mechanisms of waves, tides, and rivers.