期刊
HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL
卷 16, 期 7, 页码 1371-1379出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0306-1
关键词
Ecology; Water diversion; Riparian vegetation; Tarim River; China
资金
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YW-127, KZCX2-XB2-03]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [90502004, 30500081, 40672171]
- National Support Plan of China [2006BAC01A03]
The lower reaches of Tarim River in the Xinjiang Uygur region of western China had been dried out for more than 30 years before water began to be diverted from Konqi (Peacock) River via a 927-km-long channel in year 2000, aimed at improving the riparian ecological systems. Since then, eight intermittent water deliveries have been carried out. To evaluate the response of riparian vegetation to these operations, the groundwater regime and vegetation changes have been monitored along the 350-km-long stem of the river using a network of 40 dug wells at nine transects across the river and 30 vegetation plots at key sites. Results show that the water table rose remarkably, i.e. from a depth of 9.87m before the water delivery to 3.16m after the third water delivery. The lateral distance of affected water table extended to 1,050m from the riverbank after the fourth water delivery. The riparian vegetation has changed in composition, type, distribution, and growing behavior. This shows that the water deliveries have had significant effects on restoration of riparian ecosystems.
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