Glossary F

The Environmental Glossary. Letter F +++ Popular Articles: 'Function', 'Fishery', 'Facility'

Deutsch: Flotte / Español: Flota / Português: Frota / Français: Flotte / Italiano: Flotta

Fleet in an environmental context refers to a group of vehicles or vessels operated by a single organization or under a common ownership, particularly in terms of their impact on the environment and the strategies to manage this impact.

floating plants are plants that grow free floating, rather than being attached to the stream bed.

- Flocculent: A flocculent (floc) is a mass of Particles that form into a clump as a result of a chemical reaction.

Deutsch: Schwarm / Español: bandada / Português: bando / Français: volée / Italiano: stormo

Flock in the environmental context refers to a group of birds that have gathered or are traveling together. This social behavior is common in many bird species and plays significant roles in their survival and ecological interactions.

German: Ãœberflutung
A Flood is an overflow of water onto lands that are used or usable by man and not normally covered by water.

A flood plain is a strip of relatively flat and normally dry land alongside a stream, river, or lake that is covered by water during a flood.

A flood stage is the elevation at which overflow of the natural banks of a stream or body of water begins in the Reach or area in which the elevation is measured.

Deutsch: Hochwasserschutzdamm / Español: Dique de contención / Português: Banco de proteção contra inundações / Français: Digue anti-inondation / Italiano: Argine anti-inondazione

Floodbank in the environmental context refers to an embankment or raised structure built alongside rivers, streams, or coastal areas to prevent flooding of the adjacent land. Floodbanks are part of flood management systems designed to protect homes, agricultural areas, and infrastructure from the damaging impacts of floodwaters.

A flora is the total vegetation assemblage that inhabits an area.

A Florida Bay is bay at southern tip of Florida which is bounded by the Florida Keys.