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At times, reefs are identified by additional terms such as deltaic, cuspate, and reticulate.

Coral reef 2010

Thanks to the leveeing of the Mississippi River, the normal deltaic cycle of spring flooding and silt deposition abruptly ended in the 19th century, and the entire region began to sink and erode.

John McQuaid: The Oil Spill: Another Louisiana Tragedy 2010

In any case, we also wouldn't mind flying off with the Schwerbelastungskörper and dumping it into some deltaic expanse.

Heavy Load-Exerting Concrete Body and Other Structural Near-Analogues 2008

Thanks to the leveeing of the Mississippi River, the normal deltaic cycle of spring flooding and silt deposition abruptly ended in the 19th century, and the entire region began to sink and erode.

John McQuaid: The Oil Spill: Another Louisiana Tragedy 2010

Losses of thermokarst lakes within lowlying deltaic areas are also likely to result from rising sea levels.

Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009

It contains the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers and is composed of deltaic sands and gravels deposited by Pleistocene floods.

Ecoregions of Oregon (EPA) 2009

The biologists concluded that salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, and killer whales all would be at risk unless the amount of water that remains in the rivers and deltaic systems is increased -- which means less diversion for irrigation.

Carl Pope: Wild America Creeps Back 2009

The mangroves of the Sundarbans are unique when compared to non-deltaic coastal mangrove forest.

Sundarbans, Bangladesh 2009

Decreased frequency and intensity of physical disturbances will result in decreased species richness and biodiversity in riverine, deltaic, and riparian habitats.

Key findings, science gaps, and recommendations for freshwater ecosystems in the ACIA 2009

Quaternary-age deltaic sands, silts, and clays underlie much of the Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies on this gently sloping coastal plain.

Ecoregions of Texas (EPA) 2009