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Flooding (only pl. Number):
- Long-flooded floodplains of rivers and lakes, and deltas covered with thickets of shrubs, reeds , reed mace or sedges . Plants with a characteristic water regime - amphiphites (the roots are under water, and the stems rise above the water surface).
- The very thickets of reed , cattail , sedge , willow and other plants on the floodplains of rivers and lakes and in the deltas of rivers.
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Description
They are rich in flora and fauna [1] . A large number of birds usually inhabit the flooded areas [1] . Significant plains cover areas in the deltas of Amudarya , Volga , Prut , Dniester [1] , Danube [1] , Dnieper [1] , Don , Kuban . As a result of land reclamation works, the floods are drained and used to grow crops. In connection with the construction of reservoirs and a decrease in flood waters, the surface area has noticeably decreased. Water regime: amphibious
See also
- Dnieper River
- Anapa floods
- Floating island
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 ESBE, 1890-1907 .
Literature
- Floods, landscape // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.