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Wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems that support diverse and unique habitats. Loktak Lake in Manipur, India is the largest freshwater lake (area of 287 km2) which has been included under the Ramsar Convention and also listed under the Montreux record. The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. The most unique feature of the Loktak Lake is the presence of floating ‘phoomdis’, which are the massive heterogenous masses of soil, vegetation and organic matter in different stages of decay and present in various sizes.
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