Status and Conservation of Lowland Terai Wetlands in Nepal

Authors

  • Sasinath Jha Department of Botany, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v6i1.1657

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Lowland wetland, Nepal

Abstract

Known as "Simsar" in Nepal, wetlands are those areas which lie between the land and deepwater and remian waterlogged or submerged under water, seasonally or throughout the year. Generally the land is so muddy that one cannot easily walk over it, and water is so deep that one can neither swim nor get drowned. River floodplains, shallow margins of lakes and reservoirs, shallow and seasonal ponds, islands in rivers, deepwater paddy fields, and sea-coasts are typical examples of wetlands.

Keywords: Lowland wetland, Nepal

doi: 10.3126/on.v6i1.1657

Our Nature (2008)6:67-77

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2009-03-01

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Jha, S. (2009). Status and Conservation of Lowland Terai Wetlands in Nepal. Our Nature, 6(1), 67–77. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v6i1.1657

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2008)

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