Plant Macrofossils Reveal Aquatic Macrophyte Successions of a Typical Shallow Lake (Huanggai Lake, China) in the Past Century
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Documentary Data on Local Social and Environmental Background
2.3. Sediment Sampling and Analyses
2.4. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Chronology
3.2. Macrophyte Flora
3.3. Ordination of Macrofossil Records
3.4. Multiple Sedimentary Proxy Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Ecological Habits of Aquatic Macrophytes in Huanggai Lake
4.2. Succession of Aquatic Macrophyte in Huanggai Lake: Patterns and Drivers
4.3. Comparison of Plant Macrofossil Records with Liangzi Lake in the Same Region
4.4. Implications for Lake Environmental Governance and Restoration
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Index | Summer 2004 | Autumn 2007 | Autumn 2011 | Summer 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 9.14 | 8.62 | 8.05 | 8.90 |
TN (mg/L) | 3.34 | 3.51 | 1.55 | 1.47 |
TP (mg/L) | 0.14 | 0.167 | 0.113 | 0.093 |
Water quality grade 1 | Ⅴ | Ⅴ | Ⅳ | Ⅳ |
Family | Species | Life Span | Nutrient Requirement | Sensitivity to Environment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Najadaceae | Najas minor All. | Annual | Nutrient-poor | Sensitive |
Hydrocharitaceae | Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara | Perennial | Meso-to-eutrophic | Medium tolerant |
Hydrocharitaceae | Vallisneria denseserrulata (Makino) Makino | Perennial | Meso-to-eutrophic | Medium tolerant |
Characeae | Chara sp. | Annual | Nutrient-poor | Sensitive |
Hydrocharitaceae | Hydrilla verticillata (Linn. f.) Royle | Perennial | Meso-to-eutrophic | Nontolerant |
Potamogetonaceae | Potamogeton maackianus A. Bennett | Perennial | Meso-to-eutrophic | Nontolerant |
Potamogetonaceae | Potamogeton crispus L. | Perennial | Meso-to-eutrophic | Tolerant |
Ceratophyllaceae Gray | Ceratophyllum demersum L. | Perennial | Meso-to-eutrophic | Tolerant |
Haloragidaceae | Myriophyllum spicatum L. | Perennial | Middle-eutrophic | Tolerant |
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Cheng, Q.; Li, L.; Dong, X.; Li, Y.; Kattel, G. Plant Macrofossils Reveal Aquatic Macrophyte Successions of a Typical Shallow Lake (Huanggai Lake, China) in the Past Century. Plants 2022, 11, 1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111413
Cheng Q, Li L, Dong X, Li Y, Kattel G. Plant Macrofossils Reveal Aquatic Macrophyte Successions of a Typical Shallow Lake (Huanggai Lake, China) in the Past Century. Plants. 2022; 11(11):1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111413
Chicago/Turabian StyleCheng, Qijuan, Liangfang Li, Xuhui Dong, Yan Li, and Giri Kattel. 2022. "Plant Macrofossils Reveal Aquatic Macrophyte Successions of a Typical Shallow Lake (Huanggai Lake, China) in the Past Century" Plants 11, no. 11: 1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111413