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Old 26-06-2007, 07:37 PM
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Re: Wildlife and the Flooding

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Originally Posted by JonSadler View Post
Ukwildlifeo has it right. Most species of animals (and plants) have some means of dealing with extremes in weather. I am sure some animals will have had a tough time (lost clutches of eggs/youngsters etc) but additional clutches are possible. And on the bright side some species actually need flood disturbance to live. I have spent a fair bit of my professional life studying animals living on gravel and sand bars in rivers. Without the floods these species would not have a habitat. Constant recycling of the sediments by the floods are a necessary element in that habitat.

There's always sunshine after rain...or so Dire Straits would say - couldn't resist it...sorry.

Jon
Some good points. I like the saying " there's always sunshine after the rain ". Very poignant. Welcome to the site by the way.
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