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Meander (Geomorphology 🏞️)

A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank which is typically a point bar. The result of this coupled erosion and sedimentation is the formation of a sinuous course as the chan...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meander

#Meander #Rivers #Erosion #Limnology #WaterStreams #Geomorphology

River ecosystem (Ecosystems 🏞️)

River ecosystems are flowing waters that drain the landscape, and include the biotic interactions amongst plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic physical and chemical interactions of its many parts. River ecosystems are part of larger watershed networks or catchments, where smaller headwater streams drain into mid-size str...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_ecosystem

#RiverEcosystem #Rivers #Limnology #Ecosystems #RiparianZone #WaterStreams