Water Lettuce | वॉटर लेट्यूस
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
El Salvador's Lake Suchitlan has been severely affected by invasive water lettuce, threatening fishing, tourism and the livelihoods of thousands of families.
El Salvador की Lake Suchitlan invasive water lettuce से severely affected है, जिससे fishing, tourism और thousands of families की livelihoods प्रभावित हो रही हैं।
What is Water Lettuce? | Water Lettuce क्या है?
Water lettuce is a perennial free-floating aquatic plant commonly found in tropical and subtropical freshwater environments.
Water lettuce perennial free-floating aquatic plant है जो tropical और subtropical freshwater environments में commonly पाया जाता है।
Other Names | अन्य नाम
It is also known as water cabbage, Nile cabbage and shellflower.
इसे water cabbage, Nile cabbage और shellflower भी कहा जाता है।
Appearance | स्वरूप
The plant forms a floating rosette resembling a head of lettuce and has long, feathery roots hanging beneath the water surface.
plant floating rosette बनाता है जो lettuce head जैसा दिखता है और इसके long, feathery roots water surface के नीचे लटकते हैं।
Habitat | आवास
It grows in still or slow-moving freshwater bodies such as reservoirs, lakes, rivers, canals and farm dams.
यह still या slow-moving freshwater bodies जैसे reservoirs, lakes, rivers, canals और farm dams में grow करता है।
Why is it Invasive? | यह invasive क्यों है?
Water lettuce can multiply rapidly and form dense mats over the water surface.
Water lettuce तेजी से multiply करके water surface पर dense mats बना सकता है।
Impacts | प्रभाव
- Clogs waterways and restricts boating and fishing. / waterways clog करता है और boating तथा fishing को restrict करता है।
- Blocks sunlight from entering the water. / sunlight को water में enter होने से रोकता है।
- Reduces air-water gas exchange and dissolved oxygen. / air-water gas exchange और dissolved oxygen reduce करता है।
- Can contribute to fish mortality. / fish mortality में contribute कर सकता है।
- Reduces native aquatic biodiversity. / native aquatic biodiversity reduce करता है।
- Alters water flow and damages aquatic ecosystems. / water flow alter करता है और aquatic ecosystems को damage करता है।