Meaning of woodjam | Babel Free

Definitions

An accumulation of wood and debris from vegetation that slows the flow of a river or stream.

Examples

“Straining against the last⟳ light⟳, I finally got it tied on and tossed it out to the top of the woodjam.”

“[…] to treat⟳ potential chronic and catastrophic sedimentation problems caused by forest roads, restore⟳ riparian areas and re-establish large woodjams at ecologically appropriate sites.”

“Fishes (especially small ones) often use⟳ complex hiding cover⟳ such as roots,wood jams, or aquatic macrophytes to avoid⟳ predators.”

“In the anastomosing river model⟳, stable alluvial deposits associated with woodjams can resist⟳ lateral channel erosion for hundreds of years, providing sites for tree germination.”

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