Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that
supports a rich biodiversity?
Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that
supports a rich biodiversity?
Answer:
(b)
Core Books/NCERT
It is the only floating park in the world, located in Manipur, North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake. The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis. The park is a swamp established by Mann Sharma with floating mass of vegetation (created by accrual of organic garbage and biomass with soil particles that has been thickened into a solid form called phumdis, at the south–eastern side of the Loktak Lake, which has been declared a Ramsar site. Two third’s to three fourth’s of the total park area is formed by phumdis.Tikdam: Floating vegetation, Floating national Park, Loktak, Manipur Option b seems like that in manipur