Floodplain wetlands
- Vulnerability assessment in 38 wetlands from West Bengal and Assam
- A hybrid method of index-based vulnerability developed comprising two types of indicators: climate indicators with long-term quantitative data and stakeholder perceived vulnerability indicators specific to wetland fisheries
- High level of consensus (92%) among respondents on climate change in last 15 years
- Study found >50% wetlands vulnerable to climate change impacts in Ganga basin
- Evaluation of TSI of 27 wetlands showed majority of wetlands in mesotrophic to eutrophic state
- TSI found to be influenced by the changing climate impacting ecosystem health
- In Ganga basin, significant reductions in depth and area (37.20-57.68%) of wetlands observed
- Time series analysis of ecological parameters carried out for 67 wetlands in Gangetic plain
- Sewage fed and macrophytes infested closed wetlands more vulnerable to climate change
For further reading please follow:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-014-9599-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8114-8
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-022-02286-2
https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1956410
Floodplain wetlands of West Bengal
