Reconnecting headwater streams to floodplains enhanced watershed denitrification rates by 50% in a recent study. Less excess in our waterways = healthier ecosystems.
https://t.co/rIcC2RlWkr

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I'll cheer the river as she breaks these banks and makes floodplains of us both.

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Mermaids, who live in the deep waters of the ancient Dnipro river, like to swim to the Kherson floodplains in summer. They bask in shallow water and taste sweet watermelons, which they exchange for carps and pikes.

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an afternoon of wandering the floodplains

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My entry for the A sunny morning on the floodplains of late Oligocene Nebraska.

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Sobek, the Egyptian crocodilian god of the Nile, was a protective and solar deity, warding off evil and protecting the innocent. In the New Kingdom period, he was fused with the Sun god to form Sobek-Ra, symbolizing the power of the Pharaohs and fertility of the Nile floodplains.

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Some of the submissions on the Draft Cork City Development Plan in relation to rezoning are interesting. Landscape preservation zones are of particular interest, especially those located on floodplains/marshland. Watching intently...#cork

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Way too often I feel like we look only the dispositional environment of a fossil (mostly floodplains, rivers, lagoons etc.) without asking ourselves what fantastic backdrops these animals could have inhabited besides where they were found.

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Why are we posting about fish? Cranes, like fish, need free-flowing rivers and associated floodplains to thrive. We work in big river systems worldwide – can you name one? – to ensure a more sustainable future for fish, wildlife and people

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Sintashta built circular fortified settlements on islands in floodplains. Their walls could be 5-6 meters high, & were made of stone, earth, & wood.

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Apatosaurus on floodplains at sunrise, finished but not perfect. I've been working on this on and off for a long time and I decided that there's not much more I can do with it. I hope this year I'm able to do more paleoart. Fingers crossed!

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While the Celtic tiger roared elephants snuck in the back door.

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