A Survey on the Benefits Gained from the Satajan Wetland by the Local Community with Special Reference to the Floral and Faunal Diversity

Author: Kangkana Lekharu, Rafia Farooquee and Mridusmita Dutta

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Abstract

The meeting points between the terrestrial and aquatic habitats are referred to as wetlands. The wetlands are very much unique and naturally productive ecosystems present on this earth. Satajan is a wetland which is situated in the Lakhimpur district in the floodplain of Ranganadi river at an altitude of 94m. Various studies and papers summarized that the wetland harbour’s almost about 13 species of migratory birds, 32 species of local birds, 262 species of vascular plants as well as plants having medicinal values. Fish diversity is also remarkable in this wetland. A total of about 42 species of fish have been recorded from this wetland. So, the main aim of this paper is to focus on the benefits received by the local community from this wetland with special reference to the floral and faunal diversity present in the concerned wetland. A survey was done in the Ujani Miri Gaon, the closest village which is in the west of the wetland. During the survey we faced some challenges, as the people of the surveyed village were not that much educated so had to make them understand the aim of our survey and motivate them to give the answers of our question. Moreover, the communication problem of the village cannot be denied.

Keywords

Satajan wetland, Ecosystem, Diversity, Benefits, Floral, Faunal, Community

Conclusion

At present the impact of wetland is very much in the lives of all the living organisms and the future of these organisms too some extent also depends on these wetlands. Currently we can consider wetland as one of the most important and diverse ecosystems present on this earth. Wetland also help to meet various future challenges like – food, water, flood, climate change resilience etc. Though the Satajan wetland is a small wetland in terms of area, but it harbours a plenty of diverse flora and fauna as well as it provides benefits to the local community dwelling around the wetland. Although many conservative strategies are made in order to protect this wetland, but we need to create awareness among the people world-wide about this beautiful nature’s gift. A significant place of harbouring beautiful migratory birds, fishes, medicinal plants and so on. The wetland is really a hot area of research and future researches is much needed in order to know more about the wetland as well as to protect this wetland, as it is one of the most important wetlands in that region.

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Kangkana Lekharu, Rafia Farooquee and Mridusmita Dutta (2023). A Survey on the Benefits Gained from the Satajan Wetland by the Local Community with Special Reference to the Floral and Faunal Diversity. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 1134-1146.