riverine habitat

collocation in English

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riverine
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪv.ər.aɪn/us
/ˈrɪv.ər.aɪn/
relating to or found on a river or rivers, or the banks of ...
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habitat
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/us
/ˈhæb.ə.tæt/
the natural environment in which an animal or plant ...
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(Definition ofriverineandhabitatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rapid decline of about 58% between 1997 and 2006 was caused by increasing use of gill nets and the loss ofriverinehabitat.
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Its distribution is patchy and it is vulnerable to loss of itsriverinehabitat.
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In addition to the loss ofriverinehabitatwithin the impoundment, most impoundments also seriously alter downstream aquatic habitat.
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Only about twenty individuals, collected around 1900, are known, and subsequent destruction of itsriverinehabitatmay have driven the species to extinction.
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The global gharial population is estimated at less than 235 individuals, which are threatened by loss ofriverinehabitat, depletion of fish resources and use of fishing nets.
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Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, with only the red-breasted merganser being common at sea.
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They navigate their riverine habitats traveling just off the bottom with their barbels dragging along gravel, or murky substrate.
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In addition, riverine habitats in interior regions supported smaller, but practical, otter populations.
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Dams and impoundment of riverine habitats also restrict movements of fish.
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Some of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats.
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