Submerged Macrophyte Restoration in Enclosure: A Proper Way for Ecological Remediation of Shallow Lakes?

Author:

Hu Shenghua12,Chen Xiaofei3,Huang Xiaolong4,Wu Chenxi1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China

2. Wuhan Municipal Construction Group Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430023, China

3. Hubei Academy of Environmental Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China

4. Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center, Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan 430010, China

Abstract

Degradation of lake ecosystem is a common problem existing in many countries. Remediation of degraded lake is urgently needed in order to maintain water safety and lake ecosystem health. Restoration of submerged macrophyte is considered as an important measure of ecological remediation of shallow lakes after pollution loading get effectively controlled. Nowadays, enclosures resembling those used in aquaculture historically are widely used for submerged macrophyte restoration. Although submerged macrophyte can be successfully restored in enclosure, it’s contribution to the whole lake ecological remediation is limited. Fish manipulation, which reduces fish stock and adjusts fish community structure, was found able to improve water quality and promote submerged macrophyte restoration in many lakes. However, the role of fish in ecological restoration do not receive enough attention in many ecological remediation projects. Future studies are required to better understand the role of fish in lake nutrient cycle and the influence on submerged macrophyte to help develop theory that better guide the fish manipulation for the ecological remediation in shallow lakes. In the end, we want to point out that manipulation of fish community structure following by natural restoration and/or artificial planting of submerged macrophyte could be an effective strategy for whole lake ecological remediation of shallow lakes, and suggest that fish manipulation measure should be tested in more ecological remediation projects of shallow lakes worldwide.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry

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