For nature, gravel-bed rivers most important feature in mountainous western North America
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 13:41
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Gravel-bed river floodplains are some of the most ecologically important habitats in North America, according to a new study by scientists from the U.S. and Canada. Their research shows how broad valleys coming out of glaciated mountains provide highly productive and important habitat for a large diversity of aquatic, avian and terrestrial species.