metapotamal

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ potamal

Adjective

metapotamal (not comparable)

  1. Describing the middle reaches of a lowland stream
    • 2015 November 17, “Spatial Scaling of Environmental Variables Improves Species-Habitat Models of Fishes in a Small, Sand-Bed Lowland River”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142813:
      The downstream marshland streams of the coastal plains (LAWA river type 22) are tidally influenced and belong to the metapotamal with key fish species like Rutilus rutilus, Perca fluviatilis and Abramis brama [13 ,14 ].
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