Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
Volume 71, Issue 9, Pages 4091-4096Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2797-x
Keywords
Ecological water conveyance project; Monitoring wells; TDS; Runoff; China
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31100515]
- National Forestry Public Welfare Research Project from State Forestry Administration P. R. China [201304308]
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The changes in the depth of groundwater were studied from the period before water conveyance through 2010, and the TDS of groundwater was analyzed in the lower reaches of the Tarim River during the period 2001-2010. Besides, the numbers of juvenile P. euphratica were investigated in the lower reaches of the Tarim River during the period 2001-2010. The findings indicate that: (1) the hydrological environment of the lower reaches has slowly deteriorated again; and (2) few juvenile P. euphratica were observed along the channel. These results show that the positive influence of the ecological water conveyance project on the ecosystem of the lower Tarim River should be beneficial in the long term; however, the long-term stability of the ecosystem cannot be achieved by the current water diversion scheme.
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