This impacts fish and eelgrass, smothered by higher rates of epiphytic algae from stagnating estuarine waters. “If you look at the habitat above the dams, it’s alive and vibrant,” Burrows said.
The study of wild orchids is time-consuming but also rewarding, says Dr. Suranjan Fernando, another scientist involved in orchid research. Sri Lanka has epiphytic orchids that usually grow on trees, ...