https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/412250
Title: | Association of water depth and aquatic-plant competition in conservation of Isoetes taiwanensis in the Menghuan Pond wetland in Taiwan | Authors: | Yu, Ya Ting HUU-SHENG LUR Chang, Wen-Lian |
Keywords: | Conservation;Isoetes taiwanensis;Water depth;Water management;Wetland | Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2013 | Publisher: | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Journal Volume: | 11 | Journal Issue: | 1-4 | Start page/Pages: | 513 | Source: | Paddy and Water Environment | Abstract: | Isoetes taiwanensis DeVol, discovered in 1971, is a critically endangered aquatic plant endemic to Taiwan. The only natural habitat of I. taiwanensis is the Menghuan Pond wetland in northern Taiwan. With competition of some aquatic plants and terrestrial plants, I. taiwanensis was close to extinction in 2006. The bottom of the Menghuan Pond wetland was compacted and fractures were filled along the shore to improve the average water depth in 2008. The I. taiwanensis population was restored, but factors crucial to its survival remain unclear. To analyze the factors, we monitored 24 plots in the Menghuan Pond wetland monthly from January to December 2010 to record the coverage rates of potential competitive plant species and hydrology data. The wetland was found to be an ideal environment for growth of I. taiwanensis with annual mean water depth 50 cm. The species did not grow in plots with annual mean water depth lower than 30 cm. The species had an advantage over other species in plots with annual mean water depth 46. 8-185. 6 cm. The coverage rate of I. taiwanensis was positively associated with annual mean water depth. With the deepest annual mean water level, >60 cm, more than 90 % of the area was covered. Fluctuation of the water level may reduce the competition among I. taiwanensis and other species, particularly Eleocharis congesta, E. dulcis, and Schoenoplectus mucronatus. These data may help in designing a protocol for sustained conservation of I. taiwanensis in Yangmingshan National Park. © 2012 Springer-Verlag. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/412250 | ISSN: | 16112490 | DOI: | https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84871716979 10.1007/s10333-012-0344-0 |
SDG/Keyword: | Conservation; Lakes; Water levels; Water management; Aquatic plants; Critically endangered; Hydrology data; Isoetes taiwanensis; Natural habitat; Northern Taiwan; Terrestrial plants; Water depth; Wetlands; Eleocharis; Eleocharis congesta; Eleocharis dulcis; Isoetes taiwanensis; Schoenoplectus mucronatus |
Appears in Collections: | 生物環境系統工程學系 |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.