{"id":11663,"date":"2026-09-02T11:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T06:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11663"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:17:25","slug":"myristica-swamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/myristica-swamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Myristica Swamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Myristica Swamp Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study highlighted that the Myristica Swamps are on the cusp of extinction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Myristica Swamp<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>freshwater swamps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dominated by <\/span><b>evergreen trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>Myristicaceae family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also denoted as living fossils due to the <\/span><b>primitive nature of Myristica plants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These forests are characterized by trees with large <\/span><b>protruding roots jutting out of waterlogged soil,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which remains inundated throughout the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In India, these unique habitats occur in the <\/span><b>Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a smaller distribution exists in the <\/span><b>Andaman and Nicobar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Islands and <\/span><b>Meghalaya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climatic Conditions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These freshwater swamps in the tropics grow on <\/span><b>fertile alluvial, waterlogged soils in the plains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshwater swamp forests occupy no more than 2.1 per cent of the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The genetic variety of Myristica swamps dates back an <\/span><b>astonishing 500 million years.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Ecological Role of Myristica Swamp<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are ecologically crucial in <\/span><b>regulating floods, recharging groundwater<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, offering a perennial flow of freshwater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These forests have a higher ability <\/span><b>to sequester carbon than non-swampy forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These swamps are home to many vertebrate and invertebrate faunal species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/rare-freshwater-swamps-in-the-western-ghats-are-on-the-cusp-of-extinction\/article71383842.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myristica Swamp are freshwater swamps dominated by evergreen trees belonging to the Myristicaceae family. 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