Tag: Wetland Ecology

  • Early Birders get to Learn!: Birding at Dheerpur Wetlands with the CUES Team

    Early Birders get to Learn!: Birding at Dheerpur Wetlands with the CUES Team

    That eagle you spotted in Delhi is probably a Black kite, and that parrot might be a Parakeet! Welcome to the world of birdwatching with the first semester students of MAED, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, who visited the Dheerpur Wetlands and learnt about restoration ecology, urban wetlands, and the surprising biodiversity of cities.

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  • Valuing Insects

    Valuing Insects

    Ajay Immanuel Gonji Recently, I had the opportunity to go into the field with my colleague, Ojit, an entomologist by training. While Ojit was observing the mating behaviour of dragonflies, I was extremely fascinated with the eyes of the insect. And so, I inquired about vision in insects. Ojit informed me that insects, like the…

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  • Going, going, gone: Deepor Beel

    Going, going, gone: Deepor Beel

    By Fizala Tayebulla Deepor Beel (‘Beel’ meaning a lake-like wetland with static water in Assamese) is an emblematic wetland found within Burma Monsoon Forest biogeographic region (Saikia et al, 2014). Declared in 2002, Deepor Beel is the only Ramsar site in Assam and is a permanent fresh water lake. It is an oxbow lake located…

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  • Threatened Wetland Ecology: Impact of Over-fertilization and Non-point Sources

    Threatened Wetland Ecology: Impact of Over-fertilization and Non-point Sources

    Vipin Kumar Wetlands are highly productive, water-saturated areas having life adapted under these conditions. Swamps, marshes, estuaries, and bogs are all examples of wetlands. They act as a sponge to control flood, recharge groundwater and filter nutrients. They also offer habitats to different native flora and fauna, and breeding spaces to migratory birds. In addition…

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