Qualla: Shuanglianpi Wetland https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Shuanglianpi Wetland https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland Shuanglianpi Wetland: Introduction https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland/ Fifty-eight species of dragonfly patrol a lake that covers barely 17 hectares. At 470 meters above sea level in the mountains of Yilan County, Shuanglianpi Wetland is small enough to walk around in an afternoon, yet dense enough in biological terms that Taiwan's Forestry Bureau has classified it as a wetland of global significance. The disproportion between its size and its ecological weight is the central fact of this place.

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/k/shuanglianpi-wetland-wp/wsqk-shuanglianpi-wetland-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Shuanglianpi Wetland: A Botanical Ark https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland/ What makes Shuanglianpi remarkable is not any single species but the sheer concentration of life packed into a shallow mountain lake. The wetland's plant diversity is extraordinary for its size. Among its botanical residents, Salix kusanoi stands out: a willow species endemic to ...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/k/shuanglianpi-wetland-wp/wsqk-shuanglianpi-wetland-a-botanical-ark.mp3 0:06 2 full Shuanglianpi Wetland: Wings and Scales https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland/ The 58 dragonfly species are just the beginning. Shuanglianpi hosts 32 other kinds of aquatic insects and 206 insect taxa in the surrounding terrestrial habitats, some endemic to Taiwan or the wider region. Among the birds, the long-tailed shrike, Mandarin duck, and common teal -...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/k/shuanglianpi-wetland-wp/wsqk-shuanglianpi-wetland-wings-and-scales.mp3 0:06 3 full Shuanglianpi Wetland: Cold Blood in Warm Water https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland/ The wetland's herpetofauna is surprisingly rich: approximately 18 reptile and 19 amphibian species make their home here. The Formosa grass lizard and Formosa slug snake, both with limited geographic ranges, are present. Among the amphibians, the Taipei flying frog is vulnerable a...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/k/shuanglianpi-wetland-wp/wsqk-shuanglianpi-wetland-cold-blood-in-warm-water.mp3 0:06 4 full Shuanglianpi Wetland: Pressures on the Ponds https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland/ Shuanglianpi's challenges are the familiar ones that haunt small protected areas worldwide. Eutrophication from nutrient runoff threatens water quality. Hydrological interventions -- including a nearby road that may obstruct water flow -- alter the delicate balance that sustains ...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/k/shuanglianpi-wetland-wp/wsqk-shuanglianpi-wetland-pressures-on-the-ponds.mp3 0:06 5 full Shuanglianpi Wetland: Global Significance in a Mountain Bowl https://qualla.com/shuanglianpi-wetland/ The designation "wetland of global significance" sounds grand for a place most visitors to Taiwan have never heard of. But Shuanglianpi earns it through concentration rather than scale. Each hectare of this mountain lake supports more unique biology than most landscapes ten times...

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