ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Dynamic Analysis and Prediction of Water
Conservation Value of the Beidagang
Wetland Ecosystem in Tianjin
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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University,
No. 399 Binshui West Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300387, China
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Faculty of Geography, Tianjin Normal University,
No. 393 Binshui West Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300387, China
Submission date: 2024-11-21
Final revision date: 2025-01-08
Acceptance date: 2025-01-24
Online publication date: 2025-03-27
Corresponding author
Jinyun Gao
Faculty of Geography, Tianjin Normal University, No.393 Binshui West Road, Xiqing District, ,, 300387, Tianjin, China
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to explore the water conservation value of the Beidagang wetland
ecosystem in Tianjin under different scenarios, to explore the scenario plan to promote the sustainable
development of the Beidagang wetland, and to provide a scientific basis for the improvement of water
conservation function and the formulation of a sustainable development strategy. The Beidagang
wetland is the largest wetland and an important water conservation function area in Tianjin; we take
Beidagang wetland and its surroundings as an example, obtain the water conservation quantity based on
the correction of the InVEST model, and estimate the value by using the shadow engineering method
combined with the Fixed Asset Investment Price Index. The PLUS model was used to predict land use
changes under the natural development scenario, wetland protection scenario, and tourism development
scenarios in 2030 and 2040 and to predict the trend of changes in its water conservation value to
provide a basis for wetland protection work and ecological governance. The results show that, spatially,
the areas of high-value, multi-year water conservation value are distributed in the waters dominated by
artificial wetlands. In addition, mudflat wetlands, cropland, and marsh wetlands all show a strong water
conservation capacity. Temporally, from 1990-2020, the overall trend of water conservation showed
a decrease and then an increase, and it was the same as the trend of rainfall change. Based on the PLUS
model, it is predicted that the water conservation value in 2020-2040 under the wetland protection
scenario shows a steady increase. The water conservation value and wetland area under this scenario
are larger than the other two scenarios, effectively curbing the trend of construction land expansion.
The various land-use types have been reasonably regulated, and this scenario is conducive to restoring
the ecosystems in the study area.