Artificial floating island technology is widely used in water body restoration. At present, there are various types of materials used to construct biological floating islands in engineering examples, and organic polymer materials are generally used.
1) The proportion of material is small, environmental protection, corrosion resistance, aging resistance, and can be used repeatedly;
2) It has good strength and can resist the impact of larger wind and waves;
3) Flexible connection is used to enable the floating island as a whole to float up and down with the water body;
4) Possess planting holes, which can meet the planting density for long-term growth of plants;
5) Low-cost materials and wide sources;
Some large artificial floating islands also have a wave-eliminating effect, reducing the erosion of water on the embankment, thereby stabilizing the water ecosystem. At the same time, the artificial ecological floating islands can also shade the light, inhibit the growth of algae, and reduce the eutrophication of the water body. Let submerged plants grow and attract more aquatic animals to multiply. The underwater root systems of plants planted on artificial ecological floating islands are particularly developed, which is also the best place for fish to lay eggs, so as to better stabilize the balance of the water ecosystem. The integrated artificial floating island technology maintains low management costs. Planting economic crops and landscape plants on artificial floating islands can produce certain economic benefits and can also be used as ecological sightseeing spots.
