Sentences with phrase «flooded paddy fields»
Some species of Anabaena, which can be found worldwide, have been successfully used to provide nitrogen to rice crops in flooded paddy fields.
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During the flooding period, the network of irrigation canals and the organic paddy fields close to lagoons become a crucial link between marine and river environments, and provide an important habitat for many species of fish and amphibians, such as damnbusia (Gambusia holbrooki), carp (Cyprinus carpio), fartet (Lebias ibera - an endemic fish of the western Mediterranean Sea), coruna frog (Rana perezi), and others.
The rice terraces are flooded from September to March, [and] the evaporation from these paddies provides a cool and pleasant climate for local residents while the fields provide a spectacular view for travelers.»
The tradition of water puppet theatre stems from a time when rice paddy fields were flooded and villagers would make entertainment by standing in the waist - deep water with the puppets performing over the water.
Extensive floods in Indonesia during early 2002 have killed hundreds of people, destroyed thousands of homes, damaged thousands of hectares of rice paddy fields, and inundated Indonesian insurance companies with flood - related claims.