Velma is a Venetian dialect term, derived from melma, the Italian word for mud. Italian scientists use it for lagoonal mudflats such as those of the Lagoon of Venice: shallow lagoon bottoms that are normally submerged but emerge at low tide, generally without vegetation apart from occasional stands of Zostera noltii. They form from sediment carried in by the sea and by stronger currents and settle on the lagoon floor, often along the edges of a lagoon barene.
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Caused By: Sedimentation, Lead section (caused-by Sedimentation)
They originate from sediments carried by sea and stronger currents which are deposited on the lagoon bottom.
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Velma (plural velme) is a Venetian dialect term derived from "melma" (mud).
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