Diagnostic model construction and example analysis of habitat degradation in enclosed bay：Ⅲ. Sansha Bay habitat restoration strategy

• Published in: Chinese journal of oceanology and limnology Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 477 - 489
• Main Author: 孙芃 于格 陈照章 胡建宇 刘光兴 徐东晖
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.03.2015; Science Press; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Bays; Biology; China; Degradation; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental degradation; Environmental restoration; Geographical locations; habitat conservation; habitat destruction; Habitats; Heterogeneity; Hydrodynamics; Land degradation; nitrogen; Oceanography; Patchiness; pollutants; Pollution; Polyculture (aquaculture); Restoration; Restoration strategies; Sediment; sediments; Spatial heterogeneity; 三沙湾; 恢复策略; 栖息地恢复; 模型建设; 水动力条件; 海湾地区; 生境; 退化; China; ISEW, China, People's Rep., Fujian Prov., Sansha Bay; ISEW, China People's Rep., Fujian Prov; cumulative pollution; habitat degradation; Sansha Bay; restoration strategy
• ISSN: 0254-4059; 2096-5508; 1993-5005; 2523-3521
• DOI: 10.1007/s00343-015-4169-8

Unbalanced inputs and outputs of material are the root cause of habitat degradation in Sansha Bay, Fujian Province, China. However, the cumulative pollution varies in different geographic locations and natural conditions in the enclosed bay. In this study, hydrodynamic conditions, sediment characteristics, and aquaculture methods were recognized as the underlying causes of spatial heterogeneity in the distribution of nitrogen and phosphorous pollutants, the two major controlling factors of habitat degradation in the bay area. In order to achieve the goal of balancing nutrient inputs and outputs in Sansha Bay, we developed a feasible and practical zone restoration strategy for reasonable adjustment and arrangement of aquaculture species and production scale in accordance with varying hydrodynamic conditions and sediment characteristics in six sub-bay areas (sub-systems). The proposed zone restoration strategy lays a solid foundation for habitat restoration and management in Sansha Bay.