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Sunday, 26 September 2021

āļ¸ු⎄ුāļ¯ āļēāļ§ිāļą් āļ‘āļ­ෙāļģ ⎀āļą්āļąāļ§ āļ¸āļœāļš්: āļ”āļģි⎃āļą්āļŠ් āļ‹āļ¸āļŸ

 āˇƒ්āļšැāļąේāļŠිāļēාāļąු āļ…āļģ්āļ°āļ¯්⎀ීāļ´āļēāļ­්, āļ¸āļ°්‍āļēāļ¸ āˇ„ා āļļāļ§āˇ„ිāļģ āļēුāļģෝāļ´āļēāļ­් ⎃āļ¸්āļļāļą්āļ° āļšāļģāļ¸ිāļą් 1995 āļ¯ී āļ‰āļ¯ිāļšිāļģීāļ¸් āļ†āļģāļ¸්āļˇāļšāļŊ āļ”āļģි⎃āļą්āļŠ් ⎀්‍āļēාāļ´ෘāļ­ිāļē āļ´ාāļŊāļ¸āļšිāļą්, āļ‹āļ¸āļŸāļšිāļą් ⎄ා āļšෘāļ­ීāļ¸ āļ¯ූāļ´āļ­āļšිāļą් ⎃āļ¸āļą්⎀ිāļ­ āˇ€ේ. āļ‰āˇ„⎅ිāļą් āļ¯ි⎀ෙāļą āļ¸ංāļ­ීāļģු 4āļšිāļą් āļēුāļ­ු āļ¸āˇ„ා āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļēāļšිāļą් ⎄ා āļ´āˇ„⎅ිāļą් āļ¯ි⎀ෙāļą āļ¸ංāļ­ීāļģු 2āļšිāļą් āļēුāļ­ු āļ¯ුāļ¸්āļģිāļē āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļēāļšිāļą් ⎃ැāļ¯ුāļ¸්āļŊāļ­් āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ”āļģි⎃āļą්āļŠ් āļ¸āļģ්āļœāļē ⎃්⎀ීāļŠāļąāļēේ āļ¸ැāļŊ්āļ¸ෝ āļąāļœāļģāļē ⎄ා āļŠෙāļą්āļ¸ාāļģ්āļšāļēේ āļšෝāļ´āļą්⎄ේāļœāļą් āļ…āļœāļąු⎀āļģ āļēාāļšāļģāļ¸ිāļą් āļ¸ු⎄ුāļ¯ āļēāļ§ිāļą් 4 Km āļ´āļ¸āļĢ āˇ€āļą āļ‹āļ¸āļŸිāļą් ⎄ා ⎃āļ¸්āļ´ුāļģ්āļĢ āļœāļ¸āļą්āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļē 16.4 Km āļ´āļ¸āļĢ āˇ€āļą āļŊෙ⎃ිāļą් āļąිāļģ්āļ¸ාāļĢāļē ⎀ී āļ‡āļ­. āļ¸ෙāļē āļ¸āˇ„āļĸāļą āļœāļ¸āļąාāļœāļ¸āļąāļē ⎃āļŗāˇ„ා ⎀ි⎀ෘāļ­āļšāļģ āļ‡āļ­්āļ­ේ 2000 āˇ€āˇƒāļģේ āļĸුāļŊි āļ¸āˇƒ 1 ⎀āļą āļ¯ිāļąāļēි.

⎃āļ¸ුāļ¯්‍āļģ ⎃āļą්āļ°ිāļē āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේ ⎃ිāļ¯ු⎀āļą āļąා⎀ිāļš āļœāļ¸āļąාāļœāļ¸āļąāļēāļ§ āļļාāļ°ා⎀āļš් āļąො⎀ෙāļ¸ිāļą් ⎄ිāļ­āļšāļģ ⎄ා āļ…⎄ිāļ­āļšāļģ āļšාāļŊāļœුāļĢāļēāļą්⎄ිāļ¯ී āļ´ැ⎄ැāļ¯ිāļŊි āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļēāļš් āļŊāļļාāļ¯ෙāļą āļŊෙ⎃āļ­්, āļšෝāļ´āļą්⎄ේāļœāļą් āļ…āļœāļąු⎀āļģ āļ‡āļ­ි āļœු⎀āļą්āļ­ොāļ§ුāļ´āˇ…ේ āļœු⎀āļą් āļœāļ¸āļąාāļœāļ¸āļąāļēāļ§ āļ…⎀⎄ිāļģāļēāļš් āļąො⎀āļą āļŊෙ⎃āļ­් āļ‰āļ¯ිāļšāļģ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ”āļģි⎃āļą්āļŠ් āļ‹āļ¸ං āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļē ⎁ීāļ­ āļšාāļŊāļēේāļ¯ී āļ…āļēි⎃් āļ¸ිāļ¯ීāļ¸ෙāļą් ⎃ිāļ¯ු⎀āļą āˇƒāļ¸ුāļ¯්‍āļģ ⎃ංāļ°ිāļēේ āļ…⎀⎄ිāļģ⎀ීāļ¸් ⎀ැ⎅ැāļš්⎀ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ¯ āļ¯ාāļēāļšāˇ€ේ. āļ´ාāļŊāļ¸් ⎄ා ⎀්‍āļēූ⎄ාāļ­්āļ¸āļš āļ‰āļą්āļĸිāļąේāļģු ⎃āļŗāˇ„ා  āļ‡āļ­ි āļĸාāļ­්‍āļēāļą්āļ­āļģ ⎃ංāļœāļ¸āļē (IABSE) ⎀ි⎃ිāļą් āļ´ිāļģිāļąāļ¸āļą āļšැāļ´ී āļ´ෙāļąෙāļą āˇ€්‍āļēූ⎄āļē ⎃āļŗāˇ„ා ⎀ූ ⎃āļ¸්āļ¸ාāļąāļēෙāļą් 2002 āˇ€āˇƒāļģේāļ¯ී āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ”āļģි⎃āļą්āļŠ් āļ‹āļ¸ං āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļē āļ´ිāļ¯ුāļ¸් āļŊැāļļීāļē.




āļģāļ āļąāļē- āļąāļŗුāļąි ⎄ීāļ´ිāļ§ිāļēāļœේ

āļ¸ූāļŊා⎁්‍āļģ:

https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/oresund/




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Saturday, 18 September 2021

Leafy Seadragon


 


The leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses.While not large, they are slightly larger than most seahorses, growing to about 20–24 cm (8–9.5 in). They feed on plankton and small crustaceans.The lobes of skin that grow on the leafy seadragon provide camouflage, giving it the appearance of seaweed. It is able to maintain the illusion when swimming, appearing to move through the water like a piece of floating seaweed. It can also change colour to blend in. unique feature is the small, circular gill openings covering tufted gills, very unlike the crescent-shaped gill openings and ridged gills of most fish species

Habitat and distribution

It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from the appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage. The leafy seadragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end. These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creature sedately through the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed.

Ecology

Leafy seadragons usually live a solitary lifestyle. When the time comes, males court the females, they then pair up to breed. From the moment they hatch, leafy seadragons are completely independent. By the age of two, they are typically full grown and ready to breed.The species feeds by sucking up small crustaceans, such as amphipods and mysid shrimp, plankton, and larval fish through its long, pipe-like snout.

Leafy seadragons are subject to many threats, both natural and man-made. They are caught by collectors, and used in alternative medicine.The species has become endangered through pollution and industrial runoff, as well as collection for the aquarium trade.


Article by: - A.M. Waruni Sandarekha

 

Reference

https://oceana.org/marine-life/ocean-fishes/leafy-seadragon

https://www.marinebio.org/species/leafy-sea-dragons/phycodurus-eques/

 

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Saturday, 11 September 2021

The Unheard Echo

 


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Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Alongshore webinar series 1.0 ; Webinar #4

āļĸෛ⎀ ⎀ි⎀ිāļ°āļ­්⎀ āļ‹āļĢු⎃ුāļ¸් āļšāļŊාāļ´āļēāļš් ⎀āļą āˇ්‍āļģී āļŊංāļšා⎀ āļļො⎄ොāļ¸āļēāļš් āļ¯ේ⎁ීāļē āļ¸ෙāļą්āļ¸ āˇ€ිāļ¯ේ⎁ීāļē āļ¸ිāļģිāļ¯ිāļē āļ¸āļ­්⎃්‍āļē āļ´්‍āļģāļĸා⎀āļšāļ§ āˇ€ා⎃⎃්āļŽාāļą āˇƒāļ´āļēāļēි.āļ‘āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් ⎀āļģ්āļ­āļ¸ාāļąāļē ⎀āļą āˇ€ිāļ§ āˇ€ි⎀ිāļ° āˇ„ේāļ­ු āļ¸āļ­ āļ”⎀ුāļą්āļœේ āļ´ැ⎀ැāļ­්āļ¸ āļ­āļģ්āļĸāļąāļēāļ§ āļŊāļš්⎀ී āļ‡āļ­ි āļ…āļ­āļģā āļ‡āļ­ැāļ¸් āļ¸āļ­්⎃්‍āļē ⎀ි⎁ේ⎂ ⎀āļŗāˇ€ීāļēාāļ¸ේ āļ­āļģ්āļĸāļąāļēāļ§āļ¯ āļŊāļš් ⎀ී āļ‡āļ­. āļ…⎄ිāļ¸ි ⎀ෙāļ¸ිāļą්  āļ´āˇ€āļ­ිāļą āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ…āļœāļąා  ⎃āļ¸්āļ´āļ­ āļ´ි⎅ිāļļāļŗ āļ¯ැāļąු⎀āļ­් ⎀ීāļ¸ āˇ„ා ⎃ංāļģāļš්⎂āļĢāļē āļ…āļ´ āˇƒāļ­ු ⎀āļœāļšීāļ¸āļšි.

⎁්‍āļģී āļĸāļē⎀āļģ්āļ°āļąāļ´ුāļģ ⎀ි⎁්⎀⎀ිāļ¯්‍āļēාāļŊāļēේ āļĸāļŊāļĸ āļĸී⎀ ⎀ිāļ¯්‍āļēා ⎁ි⎂්‍āļē ⎃ංāļœāļ¸āļē āļ¸āļŸිāļą් ⎃ං⎀ිāļ°ාāļąāļē āļšāļģāļąු āļŊāļļāļą āˇƒāļ¸්āļ¸āļą්āļ­්‍āļģāļĢ āļ¸ාāļŊා⎀ "Alongshore", āļ‘⎄ි ⎃ි⎀ු⎀āļą āļ´ිāļē⎀āļģ āļ­āļļāļ¸ිāļą් āļ’ āļ´ි⎅ිāļļāļŗ āˇ„āļģ⎀āļ­්, ⎀ිāļ¯්⎀āļ­් āļ’ āˇ€āļœේāļ¸ āļģāˇƒāˇ€āļ­් āļšāļ­ිāļšා⎀āļ­āļš් āļœොāļŠāļąāļœāļ¸ිāļą් āļ”āļļ⎀ āļ¯ැāļąු⎀āļ­් āļšිāļģීāļ¸ā易⎃ිāļēāļŊ්āļŊ ⎃ූāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸් āļšāļģ āļ­ිāļļේ.

āļ¸ෙ⎀āļģ ⎃ාāļšāļ ්āļĄා⎀ ⎃āļŗāˇ„ා ⎃āļ¸්āļ´āļ­් āļ¯ාāļēāļšāļ­්⎀āļē, āļšො⎅āļš āˇ€ි⎁්⎀⎀ිāļ¯්‍āļēාāļŊāļēේ ⎃āļ­්āļ­්⎀ ⎀ිāļ¯්‍āļēා ⎄ා āļ´ාāļģි⎃āļģිāļš āˇ€ිāļ¯්‍āļēා  āļ…āļ°්‍āļēāļąාං⎁āļēේ āļĸ්‍āļēෙ⎂්āļ¨ āļ¸āˇ„ාāļ ාāļģ්āļē āļ¯ේ⎀āļš āˇ€ීāļģāļšෝāļą් āļ¸āˇ„āļ­ාāļēි.

āļ¯ිāļąāļē      - ⎃ැāļ´්āļ­ැāļ¸්āļļāļģ් āļ¸āˇƒ 17 ⎀āļą āˇƒිāļšුāļģාāļ¯ා 

⎀ේāļŊා⎀  - āļ´āˇƒ්⎀āļģු 5 ⎃ිāļ§ 6 āļ¯āļš්⎀ා 

āļ¸ාāļģ්āļœāļœāļ­ āļš්‍āļģāļ¸āļēāļą් āļ”āˇƒ්⎃ේ ZOOM āļ­ාāļš්⎂āļĢāļē ⎄āļģ⎄ා āļ”āļļāļ§āļ­් āļ¸ේ āļ…āļœāļąා āļ…āˇ€āˇƒ්āļŽා⎀ ⎃āļ¸āļŸ āļ…āļ´ āˇ„ා ⎃āļ¸්āļļāļą්āļ° āˇ€ීāļ¸āļ§ āˇ„ැāļš.

āļ´āˇ„āļ­ āˇƒāļļැāļŗිāļē ⎄āļģ⎄ා āļ”āļļāļ§ āļ‘āļ¯ිāļą āˇƒාāļšāļ ්āļĄා⎀āļ§ āˇƒāļ¸්āļļāļą්āļ° āˇ€ිāļē ⎄ැāļš


https://learn.zoom.us/j/66723124928?pwd=R2hsTFJCdzN3eG5nSzFmTTlQM2Judz09


Meeting ID: 667 2312 4928

Passcode: d^+EeRW0





link for the video recording

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W3CB5rmNRXhswMQ8RuQ-sKQQqAYLpRec/view?usp=sharing


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Saturday, 4 September 2021

⎃ිāļŠ්āļąි⎄ි āļ´ා⎀ෙāļą āˇ€āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģāļēāļš් āļļ⎀āļ§ āļ´āļ­් ⎀ූ āļąෞāļšා⎀

āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ…āļēāļģ්⎆ීāļŊ්āļŠ් āļēāļąු ⎃ිāļŠ්āļąි āļąāļœāļģāļēāļ§ āļļāļ§āˇ„ිāļģ āļ¯ෙ⎃ිāļą් āļ´ි⎄ිāļ§ි ⎄ෝāļ¸්āļļු⎂් āļļොāļš්āļšෙ⎄ි āļ‡āļ­ි āļļො⎄ෝ āļąැ⎀ු ⎀āļŊිāļą් āļ‘āļšāļš් ⎀ු⎀āļ­්, āļ‘āļē ⎀ි⎃ුāļģ⎀ා ⎄ැāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļąිāļēāļ¸ිāļ­āˇ€ āļ­ිāļļූ āļ…āļąෙāļšුāļ­් āļąෞāļšා ⎀āļŊිāļą් ⎀ෙāļąāˇƒ් ⎀āļą්āļąේ āļ¸āˇ…āļšāļŠ  āļļැāļŗුāļĢු  āļ´āļŠු āļ´ැ⎄āļēෙāļą් ⎄ා āļšāļŠොāļŊාāļąāļēෙ⎄ි āˇ„āļģිāļ­ āļ´ැ⎄ැāļēෙāļą් āļĄාāļēාāļģූāļ´ āˇිāļŊ්āļ´ීāļą් āļ†āļšāļģ්⎁āļĢāļē āļšāļģāļą āļ´ා⎀ෙāļą āˇ€āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģāļēāļš් āļąි⎃ාāļ¸āļē.

āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ…āļēāļģ්⎆ීāļŊ්āļŠ් ⎀āļģ්⎁ 1911āļ¯ි āļ‘āļš්⎃āļ­් āļģාāļĸāļ°ාāļąිāļēේ āļœ්‍āļģේāļą්āļ¸āˇ€ුāļ­් āļŠොāļš්āļēාāļģ්āļŠ් ⎃āļ¸ාāļœāļ¸ේ āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļšොāļģිāļ¸ාāļŊ් āļŊෙ⎃ āļĸී⎀ිāļ­āļē āļ†āļģāļ¸්āļˇ āļšāˇ…ේāļē. āļ¸ීāļ§āļģ් 79āļš āļ¯ිāļœāļšිāļą් āļēුāļ­ු, ⎀ාāļąේ āļēොāļ¯ාāļœෙāļą āļ­āļąි āļ‰āˇƒ්āļšුāļģුāļ´්āļ´ු āļ‡āļĢ āļ§ොāļą් 1140 āļšිāļą් āļ´ුāļģුāļ¯්āļ¯ා ⎃ාāļ¯āļą āļŊāļ¯ āļ…āļ­āļģ ⎀āļģ්⎁ 1912āļ¯ී ⎃ිāļŠ්āļąි⎄ි ⎀ා⎁්āļ´ āļšොāļŊිāļēාāļģ් āļŊෙ⎃ āļŊිāļēාāļ´āļ¯ිංāļ ි āļšāļģāļą āļŊāļ¯ී. āļ´ොāļ¯ු āļģාāļĸ්‍āļē āļ¸āļĢ්āļŠāļŊ āļģāļĸāļē ⎀ි⎃ිāļą් āļ¸ි⎅āļ¯ී āļœāļąු āļŊැāļļූ āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļšොāļŊිāļēාāļģ් āļ¯ෙ⎀āļą āļŊෝāļš āļēුāļ¯්āļ° āˇƒāļ¸āļēේ āļ´ැ⎃ිāļ´ිāļš් āļšāļŊාāļ´āļēේ ⎃්āļŽාāļąāļœāļ­āˇ€ ⎃ිāļ§ි āļ‡āļ¸āļģිāļšාāļąු āļˇāļ§āļēāļą්āļ§ āˇƒැāļ´āļēුāļ¸් āļ´්‍āļģ⎀ා⎄āļąāļē āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļˇා⎀ිāļ­ා āļšāļģāļą āļŊāļ¯ී. āļąි⎀ුāļšා⎃āļŊ් ⎄ා āļļ්āļŊැāļš්⎀āļ§්āļŊ් āļļොāļš්āļšෙ⎄ි āļ¸ිāļŊāļģ්āļœේ āļ´āļģ්‍āļēāļą්āļ­āļē āļ…āļ­āļģ් ⎃ේ⎀āļē āļšāļģāļ¸ිāļą් āļ•āˇƒ්āļ§්‍āļģේāļŊිāļēා⎀āļ§ āļ…āļˇිāļ¸ාāļąāˇ€āļ­් ⎃ේ⎀ා⎀āļš් ⎃ැāļ´āļēීāļē.


āļ…āˇ€āˇƒාāļąāļēේāļ¯ී ⎀āļģ්⎁ 1972āļ¯ී āˇ€āˇƒāļģ 60āļšāļ§ āˇ€ැāļŠි ⎀ූ ⎀ෘāļ­්āļ­ිāļē āļĸී⎀ිāļ­āļē āļąිāļ¸ා āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āˇƒිāļ¯ු ⎀ූ āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ‘āļē āļąැ⎀ු ⎀ි⎃ුāļģු⎀ා ⎄ැāļģීāļ¸ේ āļ…ංāļœāļąāļēāļš් āļŊෙ⎃ āļ´්‍āļģ⎃ිāļ¯්āļ°ිāļēāļ§ āļ´āļ­්⎀ āļ­ිāļļූ ⎄ෝāļ¸්āļļු⎂් āļļොāļš්āļšේāļ¯ී ⎀ි⎃ුāļģු⎀ා ⎄ැāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āˇƒූāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸් āļšෙāļģිāļĢි.


āļšෙ⎃ේ ⎀ෙāļ­āļ­්,āļąැ⎀ ⎀ි⎃ුāļģු⎀ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ´ෙāļģ āļąැ⎀ු āļ…ංāļœāļąāļē āˇ€āˇƒා āļ¯ැāļ¸ුāļąු āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ…āļēāļģ්⎆ීāļŊ්āļŠ් āļšි⎃ි⎀ෙāļšුāļœේ ⎄ෝ āļ¸āļ­āļšāļēේ āļąොāļģැāļ¯ිāļĢි.⎀āļģ්āļ­āļ¸ාāļąāļē ⎀āļąāˇ€ිāļ­ āļ‘⎄ි āˇ€āˇƒāļģ් 75āļšāļ§ āˇ€āļŠා āļ´ැāļģāļĢි āļąැ⎀ු ⎄āļ­āļģāļš් āļ´āļ¸āļĢ āļļොāļš්āļšෙ⎄ි āļ´ා⎀ෙāļ¸ිāļą් āļ­ිāļļුāļąāļ­් āļļො⎄ොāļ¸āļēāļš් āļ’⎀ා āļ‰āˇ€āļ­āļ§ āļœāˇƒාāļœෙāļą āļœො⎃් āļ‡āļ­.

āļšාāļŊāļēāļ­් ⎃āļ¸āļœ āˇƒ්⎀ාāļˇා⎀āļ°āļģ්āļ¸āļēෙāļą් āļŊāļ­් āļ¯ාāļēāļ¯āļēāļą්āļœෙāļą් āļ´āļģිāļ´ූāļģ්āļĢ, ⎃ිāļēāˇ€āˇƒāļš් āļ‰āļš්āļ¸ āˇ€ූ āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ‘āˇƒ්.āļ…āļēāļģ්⎆ීāļŊ්āļŠ් āļąāļģāļšāļą්āļąāļą්āļœේ āļąෙāļ­් ⎃ිāļ­් āļ´ැ⎄ැāļģāļœāļą්āļąා āļ…āļ´ූāļģු āļ¯āˇƒුāļąāļš් āļ¸āˇ€āļ¸ිāļą් āļ´ා⎀ෙāļą āļšāļŠොāļŊාāļą āˇ€āļąාāļą්āļ­āļģāļē āļ¯āļģා ⎃ිāļ§ිāļ¸ිāļą් āˇ„āˇƒ්āļŊෑāļ¸්⎃් āļš්‍āļģීāļš්āļœේ āļ¸ෝāļē āļ¯ෙ⎃ āļļāļŊාāļœෙāļą āļ‰āˇƒුāļšුāļŊāļą්āļąේāļē.


āļŊිāļ´ිāļē : ⎄⎂ිāļąිāļšා ⎀ිāļ­ාāļģāļĢāļœේ

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● https://www.pandotrip.com/a-new-attraction-in-sydney-a-floating-forest-australia-6520/

● https://www.outandaboutwithkids.com.au/sydneys-floating-forest-homebush-bay/

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