Deltaic

At times, reefs are identified by additional terms such as deltaic, cuspate, and reticulate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thanks to the leveeing of the Mississippi River, the normal deltaic cycle of spring flooding and silt deposition abruptly ended in the 19th century, and the entire region began to sink and erode. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In any case, we also wouldn't mind flying off with the Schwerbelastungskörper and dumping it into some deltaic expanse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Losses of thermokarst lakes within lowlying deltaic areas are also likely to result from rising sea levels. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It contains the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers and is composed of deltaic sands and gravels deposited by Pleistocene floods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The biologists concluded that salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, and killer whales all would be at risk unless the amount of water that remains in the rivers and deltaic systems is increased -- which means less diversion for irrigation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The mangroves of the Sundarbans are unique when compared to non-deltaic coastal mangrove forest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Sundarbans (21°30 '- 22°30'N, 89°12'-90°18'E) are a World Heritage Site which consists of three wildlife sanctuaries (Sundarbans West, East and South) lying on disjunct deltaic islands in the Sundarbans Forest Division of Khulna District, close to the border with India and just west of the main outflow of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is archaeological evidence of earlier human occupation on the deltaic islands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Decreased frequency and intensity of physical disturbances will result in decreased species richness and biodiversity in riverine, deltaic, and riparian habitats. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cause in the Fraser delta is that dikes, constructed to prevent flooding, force the river to carry its sediment load out into the Strait of Georgia so that none accumulates on deltaic lands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Quaternary-age deltaic sands, silts, and clays underlie much of the Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies on this gently sloping coastal plain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The characteristic deltaic plains of the oriental sector have induced a major diversity of landscapes, due to the interaction of microtopographic and pedological factors, mediated by local characteristics. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There can even be extension of the deltaic shoreline -- called progradation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The monasteries are built on rock pinnacles of deltaic origin, called 'Meteora', rising over 400 m above the Thessalian plain. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There is great landscape diversity among the eastern deltaic plains. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Gulf of Paria is an alluvial plain with sedimentary marine deposition while the San Juan River and Gulf of Paria are alluvial plains characterized by deltaic swamps with marine-fluvial deposition. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The vast deltaic plain of the Euphrates, Tigris and Karun rivers is located at the northern end of the Persian Gulf, in extreme eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran. ❋ Unknown (2008)