Sentences with phrase «by seasonal floods»

Rivers were full of food but caves have only what is washed in by seasonal floods — some small aquatic crustaceans, decomposing matter and detritus in the mud.

«Amazon floodplains and river channels — maintained by seasonal floods — promote nutrient cycling and high biological production, and support diverse biological communities as well as human populations with one of the highest per capita rates of fish consumption,» said Castello.

Not exact matches

By making the crop more flood resistant, it could be grown on land prone to seasonal flooding that is not typically used for food crops.

Viewed relative to population size, seasonal floods also caused significant displacement in sub-Saharan Africa, most notably in Niger, Chad, Sudan and South Sudan — countries with highly vulnerable populations who are also affected by conflict and drought.

By measuring the seasonal timing of floods, it is much more likely that any detected changes are due to climate.»

They are being battered by stronger storms, more destructive floods, deeper and longer droughts and disruptive switches in the seasonal timing of rain.