The work not only enriches the intension of estuarine and coastal research but provides scientific decisions for the sustaining development in the Changjiang estuary and the other similar estuaries.

• 研究成果不仅可以丰富河口海岸学研究的内涵,还可以为长江河口及同类河口资源的合理、持续利用提供相关的科学依据。