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It's world Wetlands day today !!Wetland is a land area which is saturated with water continuously or seasonally and has its own characteristics vegetation of aquatic plants adapted to its unique hydric soil .
They play a vital role in environment, water purification , flood control , shoreline stability and they act as Carbon sinks .
Wetlands occur; where land meets water.They include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers and lakes, deltas, floodplains and flooded forests, rice-fields, and even coral reefs. Wetlands exist in every country and in every climatic zone, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from high altitudes to dry regions.
Chilka also a Ramsar site, is one of the most important Wetlands in the world because it is home to a phenomenal variety of birds .
It houses more than 160 species of birds during its peak season from November to February .
Pic courtesy : by a friend who visited Chilka on 28th Jan 2018.
#diduknow
#worldwetlandsday
It's world Wetlands day today !!Wetland is a land area which is saturated with water continuously or seasonally and has its own characteristics vegetation of aquatic plants adapted to its unique hydric soil .
They play a vital role in environment, water purification , flood control , shoreline stability and they act as Carbon sinks .
Wetlands occur; where land meets water.They include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers and lakes, deltas, floodplains and flooded forests, rice-fields, and even coral reefs. Wetlands exist in every country and in every climatic zone, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from high altitudes to dry regions.
Chilka also a Ramsar site, is one of the most important Wetlands in the world because it is home to a phenomenal variety of birds .
It houses more than 160 species of birds during its peak season from November to February .
Pic courtesy : by a friend who visited Chilka on 28th Jan 2018.
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Prashanthi srikanth
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02 Feb 2018