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词汇 floodplain
释义 floodplain
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/ us /ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/
an area of flat land near a river that is often flooded when the river becomes too full洪泛区,涝原,漫滩
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floodplain | American Dictionary


floodplain
noun[ C ]
us/ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/
earth science
an area of low, flat land near a river that often floods when the level of the river rises and flows over its sides

Examples of floodplain


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These approaches could be used for an extension of this paper to analyse indirect uses of the floodplain resource.
Several are intimately linked to growing hazards as pressure for new housing encroaches upon floodplains and old water meadows.
In the floodplain forests the inundation phase is followed by a short dry season, when the rainfalls start late.
The largest of these flows arrived onto the floodplain and were responsible for the concentration, burial and preservation of the dinosaur remains.
Fisheries production is not adequately valued by agricultural landowners, since much of the floodplain fish production is used for subsistence consumption by the landless.
With the exception of sulphur, the floodplain displayed the lowest concentrations of micronutrients (not shown).
Our analysis shows that the advantages of a free-flowing river connected to its floodplain are not only biological, but also economic.
Furthermore, impala are often observed near forest boundaries, which are notably absent near much of the floodplain.
The average body condition of dam-wall snakes increased dramatically at the end of the wet season, reflecting the return of the (now well-fed) floodplain animals.
With the same reasoning mangrove-, floodplain- and swamp-restricted species could be considered 'ecological endemics'.
First, we have not made any attempt to measure the reduction in flood damages brought about by structural changes in the floodplain, such as embankments.
Anthropogenically modified habitats, especially raised embankments on the floodplain, were often used.
This paper explores economic development in the floodplain of large rivers.
In this paper, we explore the linkages of environment and economic development in an important natural system, the floodplain of large rivers.
Lateral migration to the floodplains occurs with the early floods as the water level in the rivers rises.
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