Coquille River tidal wetlands

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The Coquille River tidal wetlands are ecologically rich coastal marsh and estuarine habitats along the lower Coquille River in southwestern Oregon, supporting diverse fish, bird, and plant communities and providing important flood protection and water-quality functions.

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Coquille River tidal wetlands canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuarine habitat
tidal wetland complex
characterizedBy brackish water conditions
high primary productivity
regular tidal inundation
contributesTo buffering storm surges
downstream water quality in the Coquille River estuary
ecoregion Oregon Coast
surface form: Oregon Coast ecoregion
governedBy wetland protection regulations of Oregon
hasEcosystemType coastal marsh
estuarine wetland
tidal marsh
hasFunction bird habitat
carbon sequestration
fish habitat
flood protection
water-quality improvement
hasProcess organic matter accumulation
sediment deposition
tidal flooding and draining
hasVegetationType brackish marsh vegetation
salt-tolerant marsh plants
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Coquille River
Pacific Ocean
importantFor floodwater storage
regional biodiversity
salmonid life cycles
waterfowl migration
locatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States

Coquille River
surface form: lower Coquille River

southwestern Oregon
partOf Coquille River estuary
Coquille River
surface form: Coquille River watershed
providesService nursery habitat for juvenile fish
nutrient cycling
sediment trapping
shoreline stabilization
recognizedAs ecologically rich coastal habitat
supports diverse bird communities
diverse fish communities
diverse plant communities
threatenedBy agricultural conversion
altered freshwater inflows
diking and drainage
invasive plant species
sea-level rise
within Coos County, Oregon

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Oregon estuary network hasPart Coquille River tidal wetlands