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Word: prechannel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...adjacent marshland, or 20,000 acres, shriveled up, taking with it the plants and animals dependent on the wet-and-dry cycle. Bald eagles, which feasted on the marsh fish that flourished during the summer flood each year, declined catastrophically; their population is currently only 26% of its prechannel total. Mottled ducks and coots are down by 93%, and alligators have disappeared from many areas. Says Johnny Jones, head of the Florida Wildlife Federation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Now You See It, Now You Don't | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

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