Estuaries are one of the many coastal wetlands from Canadas East Coast (Maritimes) that will be focused in this report. Specifically, the geology, climate, major animal life, major plant life, human activities and the factors affecting the environmenta

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Estuaries are one of the many coastal wetlands from Canada's East Coast (Maritimes) that will be focused in this report. Specifically, the geology, climate, major animal life, major plant life, human activities and the factors affecting the environmental health of estuaries will be examined.

Semi-enclosed coastal bodies of water can be defined as estuaries. Usually, they are with one or more rivers or streams that run through it and a free connection with the open sea. The reason estuaries are important is because it may provide ecosystem services. There are numerous functions that are caused by natural systems, which are beneficial for human welfare. Vegetation can be described as the amount of plant life in a particular area and it helps to secure sediment and the soil along riverbanks and shorelines. Stream flows, rainwater and waves are prevented away from the land. Estuaries can easily build up barriers in forms of mud, silt and sand that help prevent the energy of large waves to damage human life and properties.

Geology

Geology can be defined as the science that may deal with the physical history of the earth-in this case the estuaries located in Canada's East Coast,