riverplain
nounEtymology From river + plain.
1
The alluvial plain of a river.
- We found that an estimated minimum of 23% of the Icelandic population of Whimbrels and c. 10% of the world population of the species breed in riverplain habitats in Iceland.2015 July 11, “The Effects of Habitat Type and Volcanic Eruptions on the Breeding Demography of Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- Related terms
- riverain, riverbank, riverbed, river valley