Water meadow

Gabatarwa
Water Meadow na nufin wani fili ne mai ciyawa da ake kula da shi ta hanyar sarrafa ruwa, domin kiwo da noma. Wannan fili yakan kasance kusa da rafuka, koguna ko inda ruwa ke yawan taruwa. Ana sarrafa ruwan ne ta hanyar kwarara cikin fili a hankali don ya shayar da ciyawa, ba tare da ya zama tafki ba. Wannan tsarin yana taimaka wa ciyawa girma da wuri, musamman a lokacin bazara, don samar da abinci ga dabbobi kamar shanu, tumaki da raguna
Siffofi ko Halayen Water Meadow:
1. Yana kusa da ruwa: Yawanci ana samun su kusa da koguna, rafuka, ko kwazazzabai.

2. Ruwa yana sarrafuwa: Ba ruwan da ya cika fili da tafki bane, amma ana tura ruwa a hankali a cikin fili domin noman ciyawa.

3. Ciyawa mai kyau: Ana samun irin ciyawa mai lafiya da dabbobi ke so saboda danshin da ake samu a fili.

4. Yana kawo ciyawa da wuri: Ruwa yana taimakawa ciyawa ta fito da wuri bayan huntu
Muhimmancin Water Meadow:

Ciyar da dabbobi: Yana samar da ciyawa mai yawa da lafiya ga kiwon dabbobi.

Kariya ga ƙasa: Yana taimakawa wajen hana yayyafar ƙasa ko gurbata ruwa.

Taimakawa muhalli: Yana bayar da mafaka ga wasu nau’in tsuntsaye da ƙananan halittu masu rai.

Ƙarfafa noma: A wasu lokuta ana amfani da su wajen shuka hatsi ko kayan lambu bayan ciyawa
Ire-iren Water Meadow:

1. Catchwork Meadows: Ana barin ruwa ya gangaro daga tsauni ko sama ya shiga fili.

2. Floated Meadows: Ana nufin ruwan daga kogi zuwa cikin fili ta hanyar amfani da bututun karkara (channels) da ɗakunan ruwa.
Kalubale:
Canjin yanayi (Climate Change) na iya shafar yadda ruwa ke gangarowa.

Ginin gidaje da tituna na hana ruwa shiga irin waɗannan filaye.

Gurbatar ruwa daga masana’antu ko noma
Manazarta
Cook, H. F., & Williamson, T. (2007). Water Meadows: History, Ecology and Conservation. Windgather Press.