Wetland - A special reference to Macrophyte species

ISBN-13: 9786206145073 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str.

Harvi Patel; Susmita Sahoo

Opis

Wetlands serve as the interface & ecotone habitat between the terrestrial & aquatic ecosystems, indicating that they are neither entirely aquatic nor terrestrial; depending on seasonal fluctuation. Wetlands are geologically young & ecologically delicate. They are natural water bodies and support a huge number of floral & faunal diversity. Wetlands are a highly adaptive, productive, & biologically rich ecosystem, that provides many significant private & public services to society. Wetlands are known as "Biological Supermarket", "Cradles of Biodiversity", "Kidney of Nature" & "Repository of Resources" because they are multifaceted in many terms. In the wetland, macrophytes act as a link between the sediment, water, & atmosphere. They are large aquatic plants, including angiosperm, pteridophytes, bryophytes, & few macroalgae, which are self-supporting aquatic vascular plants that come from shallow water or which thrive in waterlogged or flooded sediments or soils. The distribution is dependent on the climatic, edaphic & hydric characteristics of the environment & ecological factors affect the associated macrophytes directly or indirectly.

O autorze

Dr. Harvi Patel is a researcher in the Botany field. She completed her doctorate from Sardar Patel University under the guidance of Dr. Susmita Sahoo. She is working as an Assistant professor at Shri mad Rajchandra Vidyapith, Dharampur. She was awarded by UGC Scholarship and the Young researcher award during her research journey.