Upsc Environment

2022-02-16 08:49:12 Mitigation

Demarcation of wetlands using the latest technology, proper enforcement of laws and stringent punishments for violators.

Preventing unsustainable aquaculture and cultivation of shellfish.

Treating industrial effluents and water from farmlands before discharging into wetlands.

Utilizing wetlands on a sustainable basis by giving enough time for natural regeneration.

Artificial regeneration for a quick recovery.

Afforestation, weed control, preventing invasive species is the key to wetland conservation.

Preventive measures to stop the introduction of exotic invasive species like water hyacinth.

Soil conservation measures & afforestation.

Preventing grazing in peripherals of wetlands.

Wildlife conservation, sustainable tourism, eco-tourism and sensitizing local populace.

Eutrophication abatement by processing nutrient rich discharge into the water body.

Involving the local population in the conservation of wetlands. Open / Comment

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2022-02-15 09:36:57 Reasons for depletion of wetlands

Excessive pollutants (Industrial effluents, domestic waste, agricultural runoff etc.) are dumped into wetlands beyond the recycling capacity.

Habitat destruction and deforestation create ecological imbalance by altering the population of wetland species.

Conversion of wetlands for agriculture and encroachment by public and mafia.

Overfishing and fish farming (Aquaculture).

Overgrazing in marshy soils.

Removal of sand from beds near seas makes the wetland vulnerable to wave action and tidal bore. Open / Comment

2022-02-15 08:31:05 Open / Comment

2022-02-14 16:21:09 Aquatic Organisms

The aquatic organisms are classified on the basis of their zone of occurrence.

Neuston: These organisms live at the air-water interface, e.g. floating plants.

Periphyton: These are organisms which remain attached to stems and leaves of rooted plants or substances emerging above the bottom mud such as sessile algae.

Plankton: Microscopic floating organisms such as algae, diatoms, protozoans and larval forms are called plankton. This group includes both microscopic plants like algae (phytoplankton) and animals like crustaceans and protozoans (zooplankton).

The locomotory power of the planktons is limited so that their distribution is controlled, largely, by currents in the aquatic ecosystems.

Nekton: This group contains powerful swimmers that can overcome the water currents.

Benthos: The benthic organisms are those found living at the bottom of the water mass Open / Comment

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2022-02-14 13:31:06 Importance of Wetlands

Wetlands are indispensable for the countless benefits or “ecosystem services” that they provide humanity, ranging from freshwater supply, food and building materials, and biodiversity, to flood control, groundwater recharge, and climate change mitigation.

Wetlands are habitat to aquatic flora and fauna, numerous species of native and migratory birds.

Wetlands are an important resource for sustainable tourism.

They carry out water purification, filtration of sediments and nutrients from surface water.

They help in nutrients recycling, groundwater recharging and stabilisation of local climate.

Play an important role in flood mitigation by controlling the rate of runoff.

Buffer (act as a riparian buffer) shorelines against erosion and pollutants.

They act as a genetic reservoir for various species of plants (especially rice Open / Comment

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