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Qi stream, Beijing, China
China, Beijing, Huairou
Qi stream is a shallow stream located at the downstream of Shentangyu Natural Scenic Area. This is a region of Huairou district, Beijing city in China. This part of the stream, with a few small waterfall and a lot of aquatic plants, has become an inspiration to create this biotope. Among many species of fishes, Squalidus argentatus is my favorate fish, though it is not the one with largest population size at this location.
- Submitted by
- Siyi Wang
- Approved by
- Sun Kai & Zhou Hang
- GPS
- 40.4272804, 116.6363297
- Geographical region
- Eastern Asia
- Drainage Basin
- River catchment
- Water body type
- Stream
- Water body name
- Qi Stream
- Water body part
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Clear water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- Medium
- Water temperature
- 18 °C
- Water flow/curent
- Strong
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 7.0
- Conductivity
- GH
- dGH
- KH
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
- 60 %
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Beige
- Pebble/Gravel
- Mixed
- Stone
- Mixed
- Stone form
- Roundish
- Silt/Mud
- Brown
- Leaves
- Few
- Driftwood
- Few
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- None
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- 16 May, 2025
- Collecting area
- Middle waters
- Water depth
- 0,5m
- Air temperature
- 26 °C
- Sunlight
- Full sun
Environment
- Environment
- Human settlements
- Human settlements
- Compacted
- Surrounding area
My site of biotope is located at the upper course of Qi Stream, near Shentangyu Natural Scenic Area. It is an important part of Beijing’s wetland ecosystem and Beijing’s weather. Around it, a special tourist environment consists of fishing, camping, dabbling, and food like roast fish has also established in recent years.
- Underwater landscape
There are quite a lot of aquatic vegetation inhabit in this stream, mainly grasses and reeds, like most streams in similar climate. There are many stones lie on the sandy riverbed, with algae covered. Besides, what’s most fascinating is the shallow coast regions, with several kinds of plants and shoals of fish larvae swimming together. The clear, slightly shaded water shows the full color palette of fish living in these areas.
Fish list:
- Zacco sinensis (Cyprinidae)
- Squalidus argentatus (Cyprinidae)
- Pseudorasbora parva (Cyprinidae)
- Botia superciliaris (Cobitidae)
- Micropercops swinhonis (Cobitidae)
- Rana taihangensis (Ranidae)
Aquatic plant list:
- Myriophyllum spicatum L. (Haloragaceae)
- Potamogeton wrightii Morong (Potamogetonaceae)
Wetland plant list:
- Phragmites australis (Poaceae)
- Threats to ecology
Wetland is one of the crucial component of Beijing’s ecosystem and aquatic system. Other than serving as water reservoirs, wetlands also provide significant benefit on biodiversity, as evident by tens or hundreds of kinds of fish, birds, insects, and amphibians, and many among which are regional endemic species.
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
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Bibliography
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Chemical Industry Press - China Native Fish
by Zhigang Zhang, Zhengmeng Yang, Kai h=Huang, Hao Luo
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Change of Beijing's native fish diversity in recent century
by Yahui Zhao
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Explore the distribution and influencing factors of fish in the main rivers of Beijing based on eDNA metabarcoding
by Mei Shen, Ningning Guo, Zunlan Luo, Xiaochen Guo, Guang Sun, Nengwen Xiao
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A collection of original color pictures of freshwater fish in China
by Fisheries Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries; Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai Museum of Natural History
