Sentence examples for changes in drainage patterns from inspiring English sources
There were major changes in drainage patterns following the formation of the Cordillera Neo-Volcánica during the second episode.
New insight into geomorphological changes in drainage patterns and related landforms is based on geological fieldwork combined with DEM analysis.
Wooded declivities were present prior to urban de velopment, but changes in drainage patterns associated with construction of an urban park about 30 years ago have resulted in pronounced gullying.
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Through changes in drainage patterns the once continuous population of P. hypselopterus ranging from South Carolina to Florida became fragmented with the South Carolina and Georgia populations evolving into P. stonei and the Florida populations east of the Apalachicola diverging into P. metallicus [ 24].
This variability in drainage patterns was also observed in other reports and highlights the need for further studies.
Lake basins may also lose their water through drought or through changes in the drainage pattern that result in depletion of water inflows or enhancement of outflows.
The Red-River radiation into Southeast Asia was dated at c.a. 4 Ma, just prior to major tectonic events in the region which may have led to a Pliocene switch from previously southwards courses to the eastwards courses seen in the major Chinese rivers today [ 57]; this change in the drainage pattern would have been a significant isolating event in the region [ 60].
This may suggest a common vicariance cause, such as changes in drainage basin structure and patterns of flow, but could be further addressed with more extensive sampling from this region.
As noted in phylogeographic studies of galaxiid fish in New Zealand, geographic patterns of genetic diversity can provide an additional line of evidence to infer historical changes to drainage patterns on the landscape [ 48].
Thus, biogeographic patterns of these widely distributed freshwater fishes largely result from a combination of extrinsic (i.e., changes in climate and drainage patterns) and intrinsic factors (dispersal capabilities, degree of natal homing, population size, and inbreeding), which are regulated by behavior of the species.
