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Short Communication Volume 9 Issue 4
Air Termenung (still water) after the storm: A cracked court, resilient plants, and lessons for life
Chee Kong Yap
Received: October 10, 2025 | Published: November 3, 2025
Citation: Yap CK. Air Termenung (still water) after the storm: A cracked court, resilient plants, and lessons for life. Int J Hydro. 2025;9(4):148-151. DOI: 10.15406/ijh.2025.09.00414
Abstract
After a short, violent rain, the former badminton court in front of my ecology lab turned into Air Termenung, a shallow sheet of still water. By the next morning the slab had dried, yet the same plants remained anchored in hairline cracks and gravel lenses. The objective of this field note is to document that 24 hour transition, identify the likely ruderal residents, explain how they tolerate pulse flooding, and draw out practical lessons for urban ecology and public health through the FIKR (facet, insight, knowledge, and resilience) lens. The survival of the plant communities highlights basic mechanisms under waterlogging: rapid onset of root hypoxia, aerenchyma formation, adventitious roots near the waterline, and quick regrowth when light and nutrients return. Using the FIKR framework (Facet, Insight, Knowledge, and Resilience), this analysis links visual photographic observation to plant functions and memory through systematic observation, then balance ethics and practice: drain true breeding puddles to reduce dengue risk while keeping non-hazardous micro green corners that host everyday urban biodiversity. The cracked court is not a ruin. It is a small, faithful teacher and a ready-made classroom. Students can map puddle depth and track recovery days.
Keywords: waterlogging; hypoxia, urban weeds, resilience, dengue control
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