Rio de la Plata marine ecoregion
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The Rio de la Plata marine ecoregion covers the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, between the shores of Argentina an Uruguay and inshore of the continental shelf of the Uruguay - Buenos Aires Shelf marine ecoregion. The ecoregion is an important reproductive and nursery ground for marine life, as the river runoff provides nutrients for larval and juvenile phases, the shallow and protective waters admit light, and there is of mixing fresh and salt waters. The region is in the Warm Temperate Southwest Atlantic marine province, a part of the Tropical Atlantic realm. [1] [2] [3] [4]. [5]
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Rio de la Plata marine ecoregion | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Temperate South America |
Province | Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic |
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Country | Uruguay, Argentina |
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