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Definition

Of, or pertaining to, rivers; produced by river action.

Description

Relating to or arising from the action of flowing water in a river e.g. fluvial plain.

Why are fluvial ecosystems/plains important?

Fluvial plains can store and transmit groundwater and can therefore be developed as a source of water.

 

 

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