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Ebro Delta, the Glossary

Index Ebro Delta

The Ebro Delta (Delta de l'Ebre,; Delta del Ebro) is the delta region of the Ebro River (Ebre, Ebro) in the southwest of the Province of Tarragona in the region of Catalonia in Spain.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Amposta, Andalusia, Anseriformes, Audouin's gull, Bird migration, Bomba rice, Calasparra, Catalonia, Climate change in Spain, Columbia Encyclopedia, Dry lake, Estuary, Extremadura, Gulf of Valencia, Habitat, Invasive species, List of rivers of Spain, Marsh, Mediterranean Sea, Nature park, Province of Tarragona, Ramsar Convention, River delta, Spain, Wetland, Zebra mussel.

  2. Ebro basin
  3. Estuaries of Spain
  4. Landforms of Catalonia
  5. Landforms of Spain
  6. Natural parks of Catalonia
  7. Province of Tarragona
  8. Ramsar sites in Spain
  9. River deltas of Europe
  10. Wetlands of Catalonia

Amposta

Amposta is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 190 km south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean Coast.

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Andalusia

Andalusia (Andalucía) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain.

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Anseriformes

Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.

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Audouin's gull

Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) is a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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Bomba rice

Bomba rice (arroz bomba; arròs bomba) is a short-grain variety of rice (Oryza sativa L.), primarily cultivated in the eastern parts of Spain.

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Calasparra

Calasparra is a municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Climate change in Spain

Climate change has caused temperatures in the world to rise in the last few decades, and temperatures in Europe have risen twice as fast as the average change in the rest of the world.

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Columbia Encyclopedia

The Columbia Encyclopedia is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group.

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Dry lake

A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceed recharge.

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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Extremadura

Extremadura (Estremaúra; Estremadura; Fala: Extremaúra) is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain.

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Gulf of Valencia

The Gulf of Valencia (va, Golfo de Valencia), is a gulf or inlet of the western Mediterranean Sea, on the eastern coast of Spain. Ebro Delta and gulf of Valencia are landforms of Catalonia.

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Habitat

In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.

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List of rivers of Spain

This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain.

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Marsh

In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Nature park

A nature park, or sometimes natural park, is a designation for a protected natural area by means of long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and limitation of agricultural and real estate developments.

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Province of Tarragona

Tarragona is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).

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River delta

A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Wetland

A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.

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Zebra mussel

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel.

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See also

Ebro basin

Estuaries of Spain

Landforms of Catalonia

Landforms of Spain

Natural parks of Catalonia

Province of Tarragona

Ramsar sites in Spain

River deltas of Europe

Wetlands of Catalonia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebro_Delta

Also known as Ebre Delta.