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DOI	10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.11.004
	Effectiveness and challenges of ecological engineering for desert riparian forest restoration along China's largest inland river
	Halik, Umut 1,3; Aishan, Tayierjiang 1,2; Betz, Florian 4; Kurban, Alishir 5; Rouzi, Aihemaitijiang 1
通讯作者	Halik, Umut ; Aishan, Tayierjiang
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN	0925-8574
EISSN	1872-6992
出版年	2019
卷号	127 页码:11-22
英文摘要	Environmental flow, one of the main restoration measures for regulated rivers, aims to restore and sustain degraded riparian ecosystems and the human wellbeing that depends on these ecosystems with a reasonable magnitude, frequency, duration and timing of water flow. However, efficacies of environmental flows are often restrained by other demands along the river and inappropriate water management, leading to only spatially limited habitats being suitable for ecosystem functioning. This paper presents current restoration measures in the lower reaches of the Tarim riparian ecosystem in Northwest China and analyzes ecohydrological dynamics as a function of environmental flows. The groundwater level oscillation before/after and during the environmental flows (i.e., manmade water diversion) was examined, and the Mann-Kendall test was applied to identify the overall trend of change in groundwater depth from 2003 to 2011. The growth, distribution, health status (referred to as vitality) and renewal potentials of the dominant tree species Populus euphratica were quantified by using individual-based repeated measurements of P. euphratica morphology in two sampling sites (a 100-ha permanent plot and five random sampling plots with 50-m radii) at Arghan village in the lower reaches of the Tarim River. Based on these measurements, the effects of restoration measures on the groundwater recharge and the revitalization of degraded trees were assessed. The main contribution and achievements of the water diversion project on rehabilitation of the degraded riparian forests were evaluated; further, the limitations and challenges faced by of the restoration project were examined. The results of this research could help establish a reference for monitoring changes in riparian forests in Central Asia and possibly recommend restoration measures for riparian forest ecosystems in arid regions worldwide.
英文关键词	Tarim River Ecological engineering Environmental flows Ecohydrological response Desert riparian Populus euphratica forest
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Peoples R China ; Germany
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000455632500002
WOS关键词	POPULUS-EUPHRATICA FOREST ; LOWER TARIM RIVER ; 319 PULSE FLOW ; LOWER REACHES ; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ; VEGETATION ; XINJIANG ; GROUNDWATER ; BASIN ; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
WOS类目	Ecology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Engineering
来源机构	中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所 ; 新疆大学
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/215162
作者单位	1.Xinjiang Univ, Key Lab Oasis Ecol, Minist Educ, Shengli Rd 666, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, Peoples R China; 2.Xinjiang Univ, Inst Arid Ecol & Environm, Shengli Rd 666, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, Peoples R China; 3.Xinjiang Univ, Coll Resources & Environm Sci, Shengli Rd 666, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, Peoples R China; 4.Univ Eichstaett Ingolstadt, Fac Math & Geog, Ostenstr 14, D-85071 Eichstatt, Germany; 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, South Beijing Rd 818, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Halik, Umut,Aishan, Tayierjiang,Betz, Florian,et al. Effectiveness and challenges of ecological engineering for desert riparian forest restoration along China's largest inland river[J]. 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所, 新疆大学,2019,127:11-22.
APA	Halik, Umut,Aishan, Tayierjiang,Betz, Florian,Kurban, Alishir,&Rouzi, Aihemaitijiang.(2019).Effectiveness and challenges of ecological engineering for desert riparian forest restoration along China's largest inland river.ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING,127,11-22.
MLA	Halik, Umut,et al."Effectiveness and challenges of ecological engineering for desert riparian forest restoration along China's largest inland river".ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 127(2019):11-22.