a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
a U-shaped curve in a stream
the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
An oxbow is a U-shaped wooden or metal frame that fits under and around the neck of an ox or bullock, with its upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke and held in place with a metal key, called a bow pin. The wood most often used is hardwood steamed into shape, like elm or hickory and sometimes willow.
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The trade - off problems arising from ecosystem modification is ubiquitous in sabah - absolutely polluted rivers , beautiful oxbow lakes eaten away by invasive alien freshwater hyacinths or salvinia molesta from south america and their resultant death through triplication , sedimentary blooms encroaching mangroves , coastal fishing grounds , unprecedented long and deeper flooding in the major river basins . take the ecosystem services away , mankind is as well dead . for instance , nutrient formation needed by man , water cycling , soil formation and soil retention , pollination of plants , resistance to invasive species , regulating climate and pests as well as pollution control by ecosystems are some of the critical ecosystem services 其实，沙巴最迷人的度假特色，还是周遭丰富缤纷的海底生态资源，马来西亚7座海洋公园，就有4个位在沙巴沿海区域，包括亚庇西北165海里外的拉央拉央岛layang - layang沙巴东南处的马宝岛mabul和卡巴赖岛kapalai沙巴和汶莱湾岸外以北的纳闽labuan ，以及亚庇海外由5座小岛构成的东姑阿都拉曼国家公园tunku abdul rahman park islands 。
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