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The biota of floodplains has high annual growth and mortality rates, which is advantageous for the rapid colonization of large areas of the floodplain. This allows them to take advantage of shifting floodplain geometry. [19] For example, floodplain [20] trees are fast-growing and tolerant of root disturbance. Opportunists (such as birds) are ...
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Floodplain restoration is the process of fully or partially restoring a river's floodplain to its original conditions before having been affected by the construction of levees (dikes) and the draining of wetlands and marshes.
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Biota may refer to: Biota (biology), life, living organisms; Biota (ecology), biome, the plant and animal life of a region; Biota (plant), or Platycladus orientalis, a coniferous tree; Biota!, a proposed aquarium in London; Biota, Cinco Villas, a municipality in Aragon, Spain; Biota (band), an American experimental electronic music ensemble
Most species tend to grow in areas that are subjected to the river flood pulse, but not in areas that are influenced by the sea and tides. [11] This results in waterlogged or flooded conditions for up to seven months of the year, and consequently plant species numbers in the várzea are lower than the non-flooded terra firme forests. [1]
There are three basic types of freshwater ecosystems: Lentic (slow moving water, including pools, ponds, and lakes), lotic (faster moving water, for example streams and rivers) and wetlands (areas where the soil is saturated or inundated for at least part of the time).