StudyontheFloatingPlantClimaticAdaptationofUndercurrentConstructedWetlandinNorthChinaZHAOZhen-guo*LIUliNorthChinaUniversityofWaterResourcesandElectricPowerZhengzhou450011AbstractObjectiveTheaimwastochooseappropriatefloatingplantinthewetlandinthenorthChina.MethodPistiastratiotesL.Eich-horniacrassipesandHydrocharisdubiaBl.Backerwereplantedintheaquaticbiologicalpoolofconstructedsubsurfaceflowwetlandsysteminthereservoir.Throughfiledinvestigationthegrowthofthethreekindsofplantswasstudiedandtheiradaptabilitytothenorthernclimatewasconcluded.ResultJudgingfromthegrowthspeedandstateofthethreekindsoffloatingplantsthebiologicalcharacteristicofPistiastratiotesL.canperfectlyadapttheenvironmentinthepoolinthereservoirfollowedbytheEichhorniacrassipes.ThegrowthstateoftheHydrocharisdu-biaBl.Backerwastheworstoneanditcannotadapttothenorthenvironment.ConclusionItprovidedreferencesforthechoiceofartificialfloatingplantinthenortharea.KeywordsNorthChinaUndercurrentconstructedwetlandDuckwoodClimaticadaptationReceivedJune292011AcceptedAugust292011SupportedbyNationalWaterSpecialProjectRiverWaterEnvironmentComprehensiveManagementTechnologyStudyandComprehensivedemonstration2008ZX07209-002-002ChinaInstituteofWaterRe-sourcesandHydropowerResearchOpenFundIWHRKF201013.*Correspondingauthor.E-mailzhao_zhenguo@sina.comConstructedwetlandtechnologyissuitabletoChina'sna-tionalsituationespeciallyforthesewagetreatmentinthemassivecountrysideirrigationareaandmiddleandsmalltowns.IthasabroadapplicationfutureinChina1-2.Aftertheconstructionoftheconstructedwetlandtheoperationmanagementisanessentialjob.Thequestionashowtoexertthemaximumenvironmentaleconomicalandsocialeffectsoftheconstructedwetlandhasbeenanewsubject3-7.GuantingReservoirHeituwawetlandsystemdemonstra-tionprojectisaSino-GermanCooperatedProgramacrucialprojectforthekeytechnologystudyanddemonstrationofeco-logicalenvironmentintheYongdingheregion.Throughrecentyears'operationoftheconstructedwetlandtheconstructedwetlandhasbeenastableplantationclusterandonlytheaquaticpondpartneedadjustment.ThecurrentaquaticpondmainlyplantsEichhorniacrassipes.Thegeneralpurificationeffectisgoodandhasfinere-aerationeffect.Howeveritsgrowthconditionissometimesgoodandsometimesbad.Thevegetationvarietyissingle.Bytestplantingthevegetationintheaquaticpondwhenchoosingfloatingplantsfactorsasthehabitationplantationcoldtoleranceandhazardetc.ofdifferentfloatingplantstheprincipleistochoosetheonewithstrongfertilityandlargebiomass.Coupledwithclimateadapt-abilityappropriateaquaticplantsinthepondarechosen.MaterialandMethodGeneralsurveyofthestudiedareaFortheGuantingReservoirthestoragepollutionisthemainpollutantsabout92%ofthetotalamount.Inresponsetosuchsituationbydintoftheecologicalwetlandwaterquali-typurificationtechnologythepollutantsarestoppedinthemouthofthereservoirsoastoimprovethewaterqualityandtorecoverythefunctionofthewaterorigin.Theentirewetlandsystemisconsistedbythemouthoftheriverstabilizationpondundercurrentconstructedwetlandandsurfaceconstructedwetland.Theentirewetlandsystemdesigntreatmentcapacityis4m3/s.Thetreatmentcapacityoftheartificialwetlanddepthis0.4-0.5m3/s.Theunder-currentconstructedwetlandlocatesinthelandofthereservoirinthesouthsideoftheMoonIsland.Separatingthedamwiththereservoirthegeneralareais7.3hm2andisdividedintofourzonesnamelyIIIIIIandIVzone.IVzoneisde-signedbyGermanandtheothersaredesignedbyChina.ThestudyiscarriedoutinthezoneswhicharedesignedbyChinaIIIandIIIzone.Wetlandineachzoneisthesmallestunit.EachunitinthewetlandoperatedtogetherIVzonecanbeinparallelconnectionorseriesconnection.TherearetreatmentpondswithfourtofivegradientsineachunitwhichareTingshuiplantpondprimaryplantrubblesaquaticplantspondsecondaryplantrubblebedandsandfilter.Watergoesthroughthepipesortubes.Afterwetlandunittreatmentthewaterisreleasedfromthebasementofthepipeandformedrecedingpondbytheoutsidebeach.ThewaterflowingoutofthewetlandflowsintothereservoirthroughtheTuishuipond8.ThetypicalunitlongitudinalsectionofChineseunder-currentconstructedwetlandisshownintheFig.1.TestmethodAccordingtotherequirementoftheexperimentcontentandtherestraintofthenumberofHeituwaconstructedwet-landunitsthreekindsoffloatingplantswerechosenandno-plantbedwassetforcomparison.TherewerethreekindsofplantsPistiastratiotesL.EichhorniacrassipesandHydro-charisdubiaBl.Backer.PlantationstartedfromMay242009.Throughtheentiregrowthperiodthegrowthofthreekindsofaquaticplantsvariedgreatly.Anotherexperimentcar-riedoutagainonMay242010.Theentiregrowthprocessesofthethreekindsofplantswereobserved.Thegrowthcondi-tionsofthreekindsofaquaticplantswerecompared.ResultsandAnalysesThegrowthofthreekindsofaquaticplantsOnMay24ineachyearseedlingswereplanted.Inor-dertobeeasyforcomparisontheplantdensitywasthesame1plantperm2.OnJune21theplantsweregenerallyAgriculturalScience&Technology20111291331-1333Copyright2011InformationInstituteofHAAS.Allrightsreserved.ResourcesandEnvironmentDOI:10.16175/j.cnki.1009-4229.2011.09.004inbadgrowthstate.Thepotentialreasonsmightbelargescaleofwindintheareaabundantplantsseedlingsbeingbl