Associations between water quality parameters and planktonic communities in three constructed wetlands, Taipei
Journal
Wetlands
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
6
Pages
1241-1248
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Abstract
We used non-metric multidimensional-scaling analysis (NMDS) to analyze the variation and associations of abiotic and biotic variables among and within three constructed wetlands in metropolitan Taipei. Abiotic variables included NH4-N, biochemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus, suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, water temperature, pH, and electrical conductivity and were sampled monthly from April to October 2007. Biotic variables included zooplankton and phytoplankton communities and were sampled in May and August 2007. We sampled front-compartment, mid-compartment, and effluent portions of each wetland. BOD, NH4-N, TP, DO, SS, and pH differed significantly (p<0.05) among the three wetlands. Phytoplankton communities in each wetland were unique. Zooplankton differed between the two wetlands (Hsin-Hai Bridge I and Fu-Zhou Bridge). Overall, the three wetlands supported unique abiotic and biotic communities. Zooplankton and phytoplankton communities were correlated to TP, NH4-N, DO, and pH levels. © Society of Wetland Scientists 2011.
Other Subjects
biochemical oxygen demand; biotic factor; community composition; compartmentalization; constructed wetland; dissolved oxygen; domestic waste; effluent; electrical conductivity; metropolitan area; pH; plankton; sampling; suspended load; water quality; water temperature; Taipei; Taiwan; Invertebrata
Type
conference paper