Wetland - A special reference to Macrophyte species

Bys: Patel, Harvi and Sahoo, Susmita

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6206145077
• ISBN13: 9786206145073
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"