freshwater environment

collocation in English

meaningsoffreshwaterandenvironment

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freshwater
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfreʃˌwɔː.tər/us
/ˈfreʃˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/
living in or containing water that is ...
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environment
noun
uk
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition offreshwaterandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thefreshwaterenvironmenthas thus far escaped significant disturbance from seals.
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This might be an evolutionary strategy to ensure that whatever the status of thefreshwaterenvironment, at least a certain proportion of the cercarial population will form metacercariae.
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It is not only about angling but about the conservation of habitats, the pressures on thefreshwaterenvironmentand the fish that live in it.
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Although it is recorded to live in afreshwaterenvironment, it lives in brackish water, which is defined as slightly salty water.
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This species can be found in afreshwaterenvironmentwithin a benthopelagic range.
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Although juvenile scats may live in afreshwaterenvironment, most adult scats prefer a brackish water environment.
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This species is known to be found within afreshwaterenvironmentwithin a benthopelagic range.
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It is found in afreshwaterenvironmentwithin a benthopelagic depth range.
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It is found in afreshwaterenvironmentwithin a pelagic depth range in a tropical climate.
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This species is known to be found within afreshwaterenvironmentand located in a benthopelagic range.
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Human activities are not only involved in the transportation of snails but can also facilitate the spread of snails via freshwater environments such as canals, hydroelectric dams and irrigation schemes.
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The main focus is on marine sediments, but also extends to sediments from freshwater environments.
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It is usually found over reef ledges and sandy flats, though it can also enter brackish and freshwater environments.
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They are known to be found in freshwater environments within a benthopelagic range.
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Other consequences include the loss of epeiric seas and the expansion of freshwater environments.
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In freshwater environments the concentration of solutes inside the cell is higher than outside the cell (i.e., the environment is hypotonic).
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Most are marine dwellers, but several live in freshwater environments.
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Another consequence was an expansion of freshwater environments, since continental runoff now had longer distances to travel before reaching oceans.
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The majority of leeches live in freshwater environments, while some species can be found in terrestrial and marine environments, as well.
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