Ecological Benefits

• The study selects the artificially designed Minghu National Wetland Park in Liupanshui, Guizhou Province as an example, assessing biodiversity from two aspects: habitat diversity and species diversity.
• The park has a rich variety of habitat units, with both the surface and current element saturation indices exceeding 50%, indicating good habitat diversity.
• Five years after the park was established, there was a noticeable increase in the number of woody plant species within the site, with plants such as lilac, camphor tree, wintersweet, and elm becoming new dominant populations, particularly in the western, southern, and eastern parts of the park; the number of herbaceous aquatic plant species also increased significantly, with the dominant population structure not undergoing major changes, mainly concentrated in the southwestern, southern, and central parts of the park.
• The two major factors affecting changes in biodiversity are, first, the noticeable recovery speed of dominant communities through natural succession, and second, the reduction of biodiversity in areas with severe human disturbance.

Data Source:

Hao S, Wang C, Lin H. Design and Assessment of Biodiversity in Urban Wetland Parks: A Case Study of Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park [J]. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2019, 39(16): 5967-5977.

• The 2017 survey of aquatic plants revealed that there are 26 populations of aquatic plants in Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park, with approximately 15 populations having ornamental value. There are fewer ornamental plants for winter viewing, and it is recommended to introduce aquatic plants such as lotus and iris.

Data Source:

Qiu Y, He C, Kuang Q. Current Status and Suggestions for Aquatic Plant Configuration in Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park [J]. Modern Horticulture, 2018(5):3.

• Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park has 150 species of terrestrial ornamental plants. According to the main stratification structure of plants, there are 58 species in the arboreal layer, 36 species in the shrub layer, and 56 species in the herbaceous layer. The plant configuration in the park during winter is relatively monotonous, and it is suggested to introduce winter-blooming plants such as Edgeworthia and red plum.

Data Source:

Wang H, He C, Kuang Q. Current Status and Suggestions for Terrestrial Plant Configuration in Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park [J]. Modern Horticulture, 2018(5):3.

• The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to comprehensively evaluate the plant landscape quality of Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park, determining that the plant landscape quality is good, with high scores in plant species diversity, local characteristics, and ecological bank treatment, meeting the needs of visitors.

Data Source:

Fu L, Xiao C, Yang Z. Plant Landscape Evaluation of Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park - Based on AHP-Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method [J]. China Resource Utilization, 2019, 37(4):4.

• In 2019, a preliminary identification of phytoplankton in Liupanshui Minghu Wetland Park identified 38 species from 36 genera and 8 phyla, with diatoms being the most dominant group in the park, followed by green algae and blue-green algae.
• The distribution of phytoplankton in the water body is uniform, with a relatively rich variety. The average density of phytoplankton in the lake is 0.4×10^6 cells/s/L, and the current nutritional status is extremely oligotrophic.

Data Source:

Tian Junliang, Wang Jie, Wang Shudong. Community Structure of Phytoplankton and Eutrophication Assessment in Liupanshui Minghu Wetland Park [J]. Green Science and Technology, 2020(12):2.