干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): The historical basis and future options for native plant-species in the hyper-arid forests of Abu Dhabi

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DOI	10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104186
	The historical basis and future options for native plant-species in the hyper-arid forests of Abu Dhabi
	Al-Yamani, Wafa 1; Kennedy, Lesley 2; Green, Steve 3; Kemp, Peter 4; Clothier, Brent 3
通讯作者	Clothier, Brent
来源期刊	LAND USE POLICY
ISSN	0264-8377
EISSN	1873-5754
出版年	2019
卷号	88
英文摘要	His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is known as the founding father of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nation. He ruled for 33 years. Sheikh Zayed had a policy vision to 'Green the Desert' using arid-forest species. These forests deliver valuable ecosystem services. Irrigation from groundwater was the key for this 'greening of the desert'. We detail the historical policy-driven development of forests in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Emirate now has 242,000 ha of arid forests, comprising 3.5% of Abu Dhabi land area. Some 10% of the Emirate's groundwater usage is destined for use in forestry. Groundwater in Abu Dhabi has very low recharge rates, and with irrigation business as usual it is estimated that usable groundwater reserves will be depleted within 55 years. Groundwater use in forests is 188 Min(3y-1) and the short-term policy target is to reduce that usage to 37 Mm(3y-1) by end of 2020. A recent policy option has been for the cancellation of irrigation in some low-quality forests, and leaving the trees to die through drought. But, through improved irrigation scheduling that we have developed, we consider that savings of up 50% are possible, so that groundwater usage could be reduced to 94 Mm(3y-1). Then fulfilment of the remaining gap of 57 Mm(3) could be met through the application of treated sewage effluent (TSE). It is understood that this amount of TSE is available in Abu Dhabi, although reticulation systems to the forests will need to be put in place. Furthermore, there is competition for this valuable treated-waste resource. Nevertheless, it should be possible through good policies to be able to sustain the remaining arid forests in Abu Dhabi through sustainable irrigation, and the application of TSE, without depleting groundwater stocks.
英文关键词	Arid forests Hyper-arid deserts Irrigation Arid-forest policy Treated sewage effluent Groundwater policy
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	U Arab Emirates ; New Zealand
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000494886800072
WOS关键词	GHAF PROSOPIS-CINERARIA ; SPINA-CHRISTI FORESTS ; GROUNDWATER ; DESERTS
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
EI主题词	2019-11-01
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310636
作者单位	1.Environm Agcy Abu Dhabi, POB 4555, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates; 2.Maven Int Ltd, POB 11-230, Wellington 6142, New Zealand; 3.New Zealand Inst Plant & Food Res Ltd, PB 11-600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand; 4.Massey Univ, PB 11-222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Al-Yamani, Wafa,Kennedy, Lesley,Green, Steve,et al. The historical basis and future options for native plant-species in the hyper-arid forests of Abu Dhabi[J],2019,88.
APA	Al-Yamani, Wafa,Kennedy, Lesley,Green, Steve,Kemp, Peter,&Clothier, Brent.(2019).The historical basis and future options for native plant-species in the hyper-arid forests of Abu Dhabi.LAND USE POLICY,88.
MLA	Al-Yamani, Wafa,et al."The historical basis and future options for native plant-species in the hyper-arid forests of Abu Dhabi".LAND USE POLICY 88(2019).