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Tidal Bore Surge

Strong tides stir the water and mix nutrients

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What it is

Strong tides stir the water and mix nutrients

Why it matters

Tidal Bore Surge can strengthen productivity, resilience, or recovery in marine ecosystems. It helps explain how favorable conditions support biodiversity and ecosystem function.

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Related ecoregion

Amazon River Plume
Ecoregion
Amazon River Plume
Seagrass/Mangrove

The Amazon River pours a vast flow of freshwater into the Atlantic, spreading over ocean depths of about 50 to 200 meters near the shelf. It carries nutrients that make the water cloudy but rich in life. Plankton blooms and drifting plant debris feed fish, crabs, and seabirds. Changing seasons and winds send bursts of food from land to sea across this wide, green plume. Most threatened by coastal pollution and mangrove destruction.