Sentence examples for river environments from inspiring English sources

River damming provides a dominant human impact on river environments worldwide, and while local impacts of reservoir flooding are immediate, subsequent ecological impacts downstream can be extensive.

But researchers now say a newly discovered species of mosasaur lived in freshwater river environments.

Political blame games distract us from recognising the need for wholesale, expensive adaptation to our river environments – the price of inadequate climate change mitigation.

The resurgence of the otter, which is top of the food chain in river environments, is an indicator that English rivers are at their healthiest for more than 20 years, according to the Environment Agency.

Moreover, the link concept has also been primarily applied to alpine river environments where link formation is triggered by point sources (mainly tributaries) supplying coarser sediment.

In situ standard toxicity assessment in various aquatic organisms has been used extensively in river environments to assess water and sediment toxicity, and this method is recognized as a useful tool for assessing non-point source contaminants ([Chappie and Burton 1997, Tucker and Burton 1999]).

The river environment is unspoilt wilderness crossed by beautifully engineered bridges, and occasionally touching a granite distillery town.

Its many notable exhibits include walk-through tropical rainforests, aviaries, a children's zoo, a polar bear habitat with a chilled pool, an Asian river environment featuring tigers, and gorillas and Malayan sun bears in simulated natural habitats.

Paul Knight, chief executive of the Salmon and Trout Association, said: "Poorly designed hydropower systems can cause damage to the river environment and its dependent species, so we are pleased to see that the report recommends that fish passes are used as a matter of course in all new hydropower installations".

You have to hope that the new views created of St Paul's will be better than those that will be lost and that the lush planting shown in the computer-generated images will survive the pounding of the crowds and the hostile river environment.

Concerns for the river environment in Malaysia are highlighted.